Improper Service in ‘Reopen Case’ 
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Published: May 25, 2012
Tags: Domestic Relations, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Jonathan C. Thacher, Virginia Circuit Courts
In this domestic relations “reopen case” in which father seeks to reduce support and complains he has been denied visitation, the Fairfax Circuit Court grants mother’s motion for reconsideration of an earlier support modification, as mother did not receive proper notice, and dismisses father’s Rule to Show Cause regarding mother’s alleged denial of visitation.
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