CLOUTIER v. BLOWERS

No. 98-436.

783 A.2d 961 (2001)

Suzanne CLOUTIER (Fletcher) v. John BLOWERS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Colburn, Montpelier, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John R. Durrance, Jr. of Gaston, Durrance & Fairbanks, Montpelier, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present: AMESTOY, C.J., DOOLEY, MORSE, JOHNSON and SKOGLUND, JJ.


SKOGLUND, J.

John Blowers (father) appeals from an Orleans Family Court order that awarded sole legal and physical parental rights and responsibilities to Suzanne Fletcher (mother) and visitation rights to father. According to father, the court erred because it (1) based its custody decision upon father's age, (2) applied a best-interests-of-the-mother standard in reaching its custody determination, (3) required the parties to file proposed findings of fact and conclusions...

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