PIERCE v. SLATE

No. 16-420.

172 A.3d 190 (2017)

2017 VT 63

Laurie PIERCE v. Josh SLATE.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

July 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cristina Mansfield of Mansfield Law, LLC, Manchester Center, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brian K. Marthage , Bennington, for Defendant-Appellee.

PRESENT: Reiber, C.J., Skoglund, Robinson, Eaton and Carroll, JJ.


¶ 1. Mother appeals from the trial court's dismissal of her parentage action under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), as well as its denial of her motion to reconsider. Mother essentially argues that Vermont, not Virginia, should assert jurisdiction over this child custody case. We affirm.

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