Human Race

WAITING: A Vermont judge gave Virginia mother Lisa Miller 30 days to appear in court with her 7-year-old biological daughter, Isabella, or else face arrest for disappearing with the girl before Miller was supposed to hand her over to Miller's former lesbian partner, Janet Jenkins. Although Judge William Cohen found Miller in violation of his transfer of custody order, he rejected Jenkins' request for a contempt-of-court citation against Miller. Instead, Cohen set Feb. 23 as the deadline for Miller to resurface with Isabella. During the hearing, Miller's Liberty Counsel attorney Rena Lindevaldsen, who said she has no knowledge of Miller's whereabouts, requested to withdraw from the case because she has had no contact with Miller since her disappearance and doesn't believe she can represent her adequately—a request Cohen denied.