Vt. judge: Birth mom must give child to ex-partner
RUTLAND, Vt. — A Vermont judge has ruled that the birth mother of a 7-year-old Virginia girl must transfer custody of the child to the woman’s former lesbian partner.
Family Court Judge William Cohen ordered Lisa Miller of Winchester, Va., to turn over child Isabella to Janet Jenkins of Fair Haven on Friday in Virginia.
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.
The judge’s order says Miller appears to have “disappeared” with Isabella. Miller’s attorneys did not immediately return messages left Tuesday.
Jenkins’ attorney, Sarah Star, says she hopes Miller will comply with the order.
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