Latest Case: Baron v. McGinty (Family Law)

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Baron v. McGinty

Citation: 2021 VT 6

Opinion Date: February 5, 2021

Judge: Carroll

Areas of Law: Family Law

Ian Baron appealed a Vermont magistrate decision declining to register and exercise jurisdiction over his petition to modify a Virginia child-support order. Baron argued that because the requirements of 15B V.S.A. sections 1602 and 1611 were met, the magistrate was required to register and exercise jurisdiction over his petition to modify. To this, the Vermont Supreme Court agreed, and remanded for further proceedings on whether the Virginia child-support order should have been modified.