Four commercial boat captains must face criminal charges under the Lacey Act for catching Atlantic striped bass in federal waters and selling them; the 4th Circuit reverses the district court decision that defendant captains are exempt from prosecution under a ...

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The Court of Appeals upholds termi­nation of a father’s parental rights to his three-year-old daughter based on factors including father’s drug use and sale of drugs while the child was in the home. Following the child’s removal from his home, ...

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The Court of Appeals upholds ter­mination of the parental rights for a mother who was unable to care for her children, and who had mood disorder and anxiety disorder, a history of alco­hol and marijuana abuse and who had been ...

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The Court of Appeals upholds termi­nation of the parental rights of a father who had numerous substance abuse issues and theft and drug convictions, and who could not provide stable hous­ing or care and supervision of his child born in ...

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The Court of Appeals upholds termi­nation of the parental rights of a moth­er whose infant was born with opiates in his system and who failed to consistently participate in substance abuse treatment or counseling and who relapsed on drugs several ...

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

A trial court did not err in finding that mother’s older child, who had multiple unexplained fractures, had been subject­ed to aggravated circumstances of abuse pursuant to Va. Code § 16.1-283(E)(iv) and in terminating mother’s parental rights to both her ...

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Although the parties did not waive equitable distribution in their premar­ital agreement, that agreement was clear, unambiguous and controlling and husband was not entitled to a share in property wife purchased during the marriage with proceeds from the sale of ...

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The Court of Appeals upholds a final divorce decree that includes an order allowing the father to offset the amount of child support the noncustodial moth­er owes against the spousal support fa­ther owes to mother. Virginia Code § 20-108.2 establishes ...

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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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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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