A Vermont judge has issued an arrest warrant for a woman involved in a same-sex custody battle.
Janet Jenkins asked the court for help after her former partner, Lisa Miller, disappeared with their daughter Isabella. After Jenkins and Miller separated, Miller renounced homosexuality, became an evangelical Christian, and disappeared with their daughter.
Vermont Judge William Cohen found Miller in contempt of court after she failed to appear at a custody hearing.
Miller and Jenkins were joined in a civil union in Vermont in 2000. In 2002, Isabella was born to Miller but was considered both women's daughter. When the couple separated in 2003, Miller moved to Virginia. Initially, custody was awarded to Miller and Jenkins was given liberal visitation rights. But after Miller denied Jenkins access to the girl, Judge Cohen ordered a switch in custody.
A custody hearing was scheduled for January 1 to address the situation, but Miller and Isabella did not appear.
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