Case Name: Rita M. HALLETT (MULLIN) v. Stephen MULLIN
Court: Vermont Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Decision Date: 1990-10-29
Citations: 155 Vt. 650
Docket Number: No. 90-495
Parties: Rita M. HALLETT (MULLIN) v. Stephen MULLIN
Judges: 
Reporter: Vermont Reports
Volume: 155
Pages: 650–650

Head Matter:
Rita M. HALLETT (MULLIN) v. Stephen MULLIN
[583 A.2d 101]
No. 90-495
October 29, 1990.

Opinion:
Plaintiff's complaint for extraordinary relief is dismissed. Insofar as plaintiff's pleadings in this Court may be construed as an appeal pursuant to 15 V.S.A. § 1109 from the Chittenden Family Court's order denying plaintiff's complaint for relief from abuse filed October 24, 1990, we affirm.
Plaintiff's attempt to bypass the Chittenden Family Court by seeking ex parte relief from abuse in the Windsor Family Court was appropriately met by order of the Windsor Family Court filed October 22,1990, transferring jurisdiction to Chittenden Family Court and consolidating it with tlie post-divorce proceedings between the parties. V.R.C.P. 80(n)(2) relied upon by plaintiff was designed to protect defendant's due process concerns, not a vehicle to gain unfair advantage by forum shopping.