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The case traces back to a custody dispute between a mother and her former lesbian partner. Virginia resident Lisa Miller started a relationship with Jenkins, moved to Vermont, and entered a civil union with her in the early 2000s (Vermont was the first state in the country to legalize civil unions in 2000). Miller was artificially inseminated and gave birth to a daughter in 2002.

Miller converted to Christianity, rejected her previous lesbian lifestyle, and moved back to Virginia with her daughter. Vermont courts ruled that Jenkins had legal rights as the girl’s parent, but Virginia courts ruled that Vermont had no jurisdiction in the matter. Virginia had passed a constitutional amendment banning civil unions and same-sex marriage.

Liberty Counsel started representing Miller in the custody dispute.

Suddenly, Miller disappeared. Liberty Counsel attempted to contact her, to no avail.

Later, the Obama administration tracked Miller to Nicaragua, where she had fled with her daughter.

From there, things got weird.