STADTER v. SIPERKO

Record No. 1494-07-2.

661 S.E.2d 494 (2008)

52 Va. App. 81

Christine M. STADTER v. Jennifer L. SIPERKO.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

June 3, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Vance, IV (Rebecca K. Glenberg; Georgia K. Sutton, Guardian ad litem for the minor child; American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia Foundation, Inc.; Gardner, Maupin, Sutton & Haney, P.C., on brief), for appellant.

Phillip S. Griffin, II (Phillip S. Griffin, II, P.C., on brief), Winchester, for appellee.

Amicus Curiae: Liberty Counsel (Rena M. Lindevaldsen, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FELTON, C.J., and CLEMENTS and BEALES, JJ.


CLEMENTS, Judge.

Christine M. Stadter (appellant) appeals from a decision of the trial court denying her petition for visitation with B.E.S. (child), the biological daughter of Jennifer L. Siperko (mother). On appeal, appellant contends the trial court erred in refusing to hold that appellant was a de facto parent and in failing to apply a "best interests of the child" standard to determine whether she was entitled to visitation. Alternatively, appellant contends...

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