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DeGrechie v. DeGrechieDeGrechie v. DeGrechie

Supreme Court of Vermont
Sep 10, 1979
126-78
Reporters:
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Before:
Barney
Per Curiam.

Defendant seeks to appeal from the provisions of a divorce judgment relating to custody ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍of a minor child of the parties. He briefs claimed error in failure of the trial *374 court to appoint an attorney for the minor child in question under 15 ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍V.S.A. § 594, and an in camera questioning of the minor child by the court in the absence of the parties’ attorneys.

No findings of fact were made or requested, but an examination ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍of the record convinces us that, whatever the merits of the defendant’s contentions, they were not raised in the trial court. No appointment of an attorney or guardian was ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍adequately requested, and the parties, furnished with a transcript of the testimony taken by the court, made no objection to the procedure employed. The issues briefed have not ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍been preserved for review. V.R.C.P. 46. Gardner v. West-Col, Inc., 136 Vt. 381, 386, 392 A.2d 383, 385-86 (1978).

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: DeGrechie v. DeGrechie
Court Name: Supreme Court of Vermont
Date Published: Sep 10, 1979
Citations: 406 A.2d 385; 137 Vt. 373; 1979 Vt. LEXIS 991; 126-78
Docket Number: 126-78
Court Abbreviation: Vt.
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