The Court of Appeals terminates a father’s parental rights to his two daughters, who were removed from their home due to a history of substance abuse by both parents, as well as arrests and incarceration. Appellant’s rights were terminated in ...

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 Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

A circuit court did not err in terminating a father’s parental rights to his two daughters due to his continued use of drugs and alcohol in their presence and his leaving the children with his mother’s boyfriend, who was under ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Mary Grace O'Brien Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

A trial court did not err in terminating mother’s parental rights to her eldest son, who was nine years old, and whom she argued she could care for after she lost her rights to care for his three half-siblings. Mother’s ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Mary B. Malveaux Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals upholds termination of a father’s rights to one of his 12 children, based on the father’s history of substance abuse, domestic violence and failure to remedy conditions that led to termination of his parental rights to ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Per Curiam Opinion Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals affirms termination of a mother’s parental rights to one of her children, based on the mother’s history of substance abuse and childhood trauma. The older child had to be placed in a therapeutic foster home, and ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Per Curiam Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

A wife’s docketing of two judgment orders entered by a Puerto Rico court in the couple’s divorce, one of which included a stipulation about wife’s eligibility for certain benefits under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Act, did not confer jurisdiction ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Mary B. Malveaux Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

A vocational expert testified that husband was voluntarily underemployed and could earn $240,000 annually; the VE’s testimony, husband’s past earnings and his rejection of a job transfer or severance package supported the trial court’s denial of a support modification, says ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Rosemarie Annunziata Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals affirms a spousal support award of $1,700 per month until wife reaches age 66, for a wife who earned $20,000 annually as a medical receptionist but who currently has occasional employment as a substitute teacher and ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

Although a divorce court correctly classified a Michigan home as husband’s separate property, after admitting parol evidence to contradict the deed, and classified a Norfolk home as marital property, the court erred in failing to classify the rest of the ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Mary B. Malveaux Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

Although a father claims he was precluded from seeking rehabilitation and was making progress at the time of his incarceration, the Court of Appeals upholds termination of his parental rights to his child born in 2015. Both parents have a ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Per Curiam Opinion Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals