YAP v. VINTON

Docket No. Oxf-15-373.

137 A.3d 194 (2016)

2016 ME 58

Benjamin L. YAP v. Alyssa L. VINTON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: April 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Govan, Esq. , Govan Law Office, P.A., Portland, for appellant Benjamin L. Yap.

Alyssa L. Vinton did not file a brief.

Panel: ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ.


[¶ 1] Benjamin L. Yap appeals from a judgment of the District Court (South Paris, L. Walker, J.) granting Alyssa L. Vinton shared parental rights and responsibilities of their child. On appeal, Yap contends that the court erred by adopting Vinton's proposed order verbatim and not exercising independent judgment. We agree and vacate...

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