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Real Estate - Episcopal Church Property - Breakaway Congregations (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 5, 2009

A Fairfax Circuit Court issues additional rulings favoring congregations in Northern Virginia that seek to split from the mainline Episcopal Church, taking church property with them. This letter opinion resolves the eight remaining issues related to the petitions filed under Va. Code Sec. 57-9. The court denies the motion of the Episcopal Church of the USA ...
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