Vermont judge: Woman locked in bitter custody battle with former lesbian partner faces arrest
By APTuesday, February 23, 2010
Woman faces arrest in Vt. lesbian custody dispute
RUTLAND, Vt. — A woman who is locked in a child custody battle with her former lesbian partner and has renounced homosexuality is facing arrest if she doesn’t appear in a Vermont court with the child.
Family Court Judge William Cohen is holding a hearing on Tuesday in the custody battle between Lisa Miller of Forest, Va., and Janet Jenkins, of Fair Haven, Vt.
Miller was ordered to surrender custody of the 7-year-old girl on Jan. 1, but she failed to do so and has since disappeared. Their daughter is now considered a missing person.
Miller and Jenkins got a civil union in Vermont in 2000, had the baby two years later and broke up in 2003, with Miller moving to Virginia, where she renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical Christian.
