The Court of Appeals affirms termination of parental rights of a mother diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, personality disor­der, depressive disorder, depression, asthma and Type 1 diabetes, and whose home was not safe for a newborn. At the time of ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms termi­nation of a mother’s residual parental rights; a Virginia circuit court could con­sider the history of rehabilitative support services provided to mother in Tennessee after her 3-year-old daughter was placed in foster care there in ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Mary Grace O'Brien Virginia Court of Appeals

A trial court did not err in upholding a couple’s prenuptial agreement executed on the same day they married in Las Vegas, even though wife told a tale of coercion on the way to the altar, which husband denied; the ...

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A father loses his challenge to a court or­der limiting his visitation to two-hour visits supervised by his own parents, on alternat­ing Sundays; the Court of Appeals rejects the father’s claim that he did not have rea­sonable notice of two ...

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A self-employed husband who refused to provide income information through dis­covery must pay attorney’s fees and expert witness fees to wife; the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering husband to pay, the Court of Appeals holds. Contrary ...

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A trial court did not err in finding hus­band could not stop spousal support due to a drafting error based on a mutual mistake in a couple’s separation agreement allowing spousal support to terminate “upon remar­riage or the death of ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Wesley G. Russell Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals affirms termi­nation of a mother’s residual parental rights; a Virginia circuit court could con­sider the history of rehabilitative support services provided to mother in Tennessee after her 3-year-old daughter was placed in foster care there in ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Mary Grace O'Brien Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals upholds termination of a father’s parental rights for a seven-year-old child who was neglected by the father and was “out of control.” When the child entered foster care, he was diagnosed with ADHD and had symptoms ...

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Virginia’s cohabitation statute, Va. Code § 20-109(A), applies to same-sex couples, and a trial court erred in holding the stat­ute did not apply to appellant husband’s for­mer wife who lived with and was engaged to her female partner; the Supreme ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Justice William C. Mims Supreme Court of Virginia

Asking this forces the client to think about what's wanted, what the future will hold, and will define every action taken by the lawyer in the divorce process.

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