Father entitled to pay child support with equity in marital home – $25,200 Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 13, 2012
Tags: Domestic Relations, Judge Dennis Lee Hupp, Warren County Circuit Court
In this case, the parties entered into a written agreement in 2007 that the father would deed to the mother the former marital home in exchange for $300 per month credit towards his child support obligation for seven years, for a total of $25,200. Four years later, the mother sued the father for contempt and [...]
Parties Switch Roles, Split Marital Estate 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 11, 2012
Tags: Domestic Relations, Judge Dennis Lee Hupp, Virginia Circuit Courts, Warren County Circuit Court
In a 23-year marriage in which wife at first stayed home with the children, then went back to school and worked as a nurse, and husband then stayed home to care for the family and to provide the labor to make improvements on real estate the parties purchased, a Warren County Circuit Court says the [...]
Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Against Town 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: June 6, 2011
Tags: Tort, Virginia Circuit Courts, Warren County Circuit Court
A Warren County Circuit Court dismisses claims for defamation, tortious interference with a business relationship and emotional distress, filed by plaintiff solar energy company against the town of Front Royal and two other defendants. The gist of the defamation claimed is the publication of a defamatory statement to the local newspaper by a member of [...]
Employment – Public Employee – Wrongful Discharge – Bowman 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: September 1, 2010
Tags: Employment, Judge Dennis Lee Hupp, Virginia Circuit Courts, Warren County Circuit Court
A Warren County fraud investigator for a local services department can sue her employer for wrongful discharge under a Bowman exception to the employment-at-will doctrine, based on allegations that her employer prevented her investigation of fraud cases and her cooperation with the prosecutor, and that her grand jury appearance contributed to her termination. I sustain [...]

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