I kissed a girl, and liked it.
I...wait
Posted on 12/29/2009 10:40:34 AM PST by Steelfish
Vt. Judge: Birth Mom Must Give Child To Ex-Partner
By WILSON RING Associated Press Writer Dec. 29, 2009
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The birth mother of a 7-year-old Virginia girl must transfer custody of the child to the woman's former lesbian partner, a Vermont judge has ruled.
Vermont Family Court Judge William Cohen ordered Lisa Miller of Winchester, Va., to turn over daughter Isabella to Janet Jenkins of Fair Haven at 1 p.m. Friday at the Virginia home of Jenkins' parents.
Miller and Jenkins were joined in a Vermont civil union in 2000. Isabella was born to Miller through artificial insemination in 2002. The couple broke up in 2003, and Miller moved to Virginia, renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical Christian.
In the Dec. 22 order denying Miller's request to delay the transfer of Isabella, Cohen wrote: "It appears that Ms. Miller has ceased contact with her attorneys and disappeared with the minor child."
Liberty Counsel attorneys who have represented Miller in the past did not immediately respond to telephone messages left Tuesday by The Associated Press.
A listing for Lisa Miller in Winchester, Va., says the phone line has been temporarily disconnected at the customer's request.
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The very short story leaves out some very relevant facts. For instance, does VT law allow for same-sex adoption? It probably does, which begs the question, did this "spousal partner" legally adopt her non-biological child? If she did, she's in a VERY strong legal position, a position that would likely be upheld on appeal. If she didn't, she still may have a strong position giving the VT homosexual marriage laws. I'm not familiar with VT, and I don't even know if such laws exist in VT.
But, to answer your specific question, even child protective services can't "transfer custody". That can only be done with a judge, utilizing the principles of due process. In all the states that I'm familiar, CPS may only temporarily remove a child from a parent's custody, FWIW.
Forget that its a lesbian couple. They took a child from a biological parent and awarded custody to a non-biological person. From what I’ve read there was no abuse by the mother.
How does that happen?
Well THAT explains everything.
Why would you laugh at a child being given to a person that it’s not related to and never bothered with the child until a “gay” organization told her to fight for custody. How is that funny? The child was in counseling because of court ordered/forced visits. Where’s the humor?
There is always room for forgiveness. Now, that the birth Mom is Christian and has irrevocably renounced the perverted homosexual lifestyle, why isn’t she being rewarded with the full and complete custody of her own child? This is a world gone mad. Why aren’t these judges simply sacked off the bench?
“She should just take her kid and disappear.”
That’s a great idea!
She takes the baby to deny the lesbian parent custody of the baby. That would of course get the FBI involved and then Ms. Miller would be looking at a kidnapping change and will be out of prison just in time for her child’s 25th birthday.
I don’t understand how the courts consider Jenkins a parent at all, since she has neither a biological nor an adoptive relationship with the child.
It happens every day in America in cases of children who are either born to a legally married couple, but that couple uses a surrogate or a sperm donor - in which case, either only one or even none of the legal parents are the biological parents.
Because the Virginia Supreme Court, ruled incredibly that the Vermont Court decision held sway & takes precedence over the Virginia court.
Our country is truly gone beserk, with the liberal dumb ass courts & dumb ass liberal politicians doing everything they can to destroy our country and our foundations of Christian, patriotic values & principles. I hope the mother realizes that the politically beserk courts will do all they can to promote the homosexual/lesbian agenda, and that she along with her daughter need to disappear & go into hiding.
“I don’t like Jenkins getting the child, but Miller is the one responsible for the outcome.”
Hear,hear. Glad this lady found Christ, but He didn’t say we only have to obey the laws we like. Happy New Year, DO.
Colonel, USAFR
I’m laughing at what the two so-called “adults” are doing to each other, not what is happening to the child - sorry, but these two people are getting what they asked for - the child is caught in the middle, unfortunately.
Only if they find her.
It does, and she didn't.
“It happens every day in America in cases of children who are either born to a legally married couple, but that couple uses a surrogate or a sperm donor - in which case, either only one or even none of the legal parents are the biological parents”
Dating myself, but “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature” comes to mind.
Colonel, USAFR
Oh, they will find her.
And when they do, they will charge her with kidnapping.
I kissed a girl, and liked it.
I...wait
Is this the case where the little girl was very uncomfortable visiting Jenkins because she was pushing lesbo stuff on her?
The last article that I read stated the birth Mom did abide by the ordered visitation and that the child started having problems so Mom stopped the visitation. The lesbian filed for custody on the advice of a gay group. She’d not maintained any contact previous to that, no cards, no visits, no phone calls. The last I heard, it was being explored as to whether Virginia had to abide by a Vermonts court order.
Well, there is one option for this....we cannot speak such evil on this forum due to the VT. judge, so I won’t.
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