Supreme Court of Vermont· 5/6/1988
Wells v. Wells
Citations
- 549 A.2d 1039
- 150 Vt. 1
- 1988 Vt. LEXIS 108
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting \obstruction of court-ordered visitation can be redressed by means of contempt proceedings\
- noting “obstruction of court-ordered visitation can be redressed by means of contempt proceedings”
- “Willful interference with court ordered visitations, no matter how deplorable, cannot be made the basis for an automatic change of custody.” (quotations omitted)
- court abused discretion in changing custody “without considering whether the harm caused by plaintiff’s obstruction of visitation outweighed the harm that could be caused by a change of custody”
- importance of stability in lives of children of divorced parents widely recognized
- importance of stability in lives of children of divorced parents widely recognized
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Judges: Allen, Hill, Peck, Gibson, Barney
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- DeBeaumont v. GoodrichSupreme Court of Vermont· 1994-05-27· cited 57×
- Lane v. SchenckSupreme Court of Vermont· 1992-05-22· cited 53×
- Gates v. GatesSupreme Court of Vermont· 1998-03-27· cited 38×
- Maurer v. MaurerSupreme Court of Vermont· 2005-02-22· cited 31×
- Kilduff v. WilleySupreme Court of Vermont· 1988-11-23· cited 31×
- Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-JenkinsSupreme Court of Vermont· 2010-10-29· cited 29×
- Sundstrom v. SundstromSupreme Court of Vermont· 2004-10-21· cited 23×
- Knutsen v. CEGALISSupreme Court of Vermont· 2009-12-10· cited 15×
- Heidi Corcoran Wener v. Erik WenerSupreme Court of Vermont· 2016-09-16· cited 10×
- Construction Drilling, Inc. v. Engineers Construction, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont· 2020-05-29· cited 10×
- Kerry Clark v. Kyle BellavanceSupreme Court of Vermont· 2016-12-09· cited 5×
- Weaver v. WeaverSupreme Court of Vermont· 2018-06-01· cited 2×
- Zurn Sisters Development, LLCVermont Superior Court· 2007-11-09
- Nicola Weaver v. David WeaverVermont Superior Court· 2018-06-01
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Rosenberg v. RosenbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-01-31· cited 38×
- Rice v. RiceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1980-05-30· cited 31×
- Jordan v. JordanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1982-01-07· cited 24×
- Gerety v. GeretySupreme Court of Vermont· 1973-06-05· cited 19×
- Hayes v. HayesSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-04-20· cited 17×
- Matter of Marriage of BirgeCourt of Appeals of Oregon· 1978-05-30· cited 12×
- Breznick v. BreznickSupreme Court of Vermont· 1968-02-06· cited 9×
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