The Court of Appeals affirms termination of a father’s parental rights to his child where the child was removed from the home after mother and father were arrested for manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of precursors to manufacture of the drug, ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms termination of a mother’s parental rights to her child, as her only argument on appeal is a conclusory statement that the Department of Social Services “failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that terminations ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms termination of appellant’s parental rights for a father who had a long history of substance abuse, had been incarcerated and was unable to maintain stable employment or housing. Appellant’s daughter entered foster care because her ...

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Due to claimant’s numerous procedural defaults, the Court of Appeals affirms a judgment denying workers’ comp benefits to a claimant who alleged ongoing lumbar and cervical complaints the commission said are not related to a work accident; the court agrees ...

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Despite husband’s claim that the trial court did not properly account for his contributions to improvement of the marital residence, the Court of Appeals affirms the court’s equitable distribution award. Husband contends the trial court did not consider the monetary ...

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A father who is serving a 32-year prison sentence for sexual abuse of his biological son cannot overturn a trial court decision allowing another biological child to be adopted by the child’s stepfather who married mother after father was incarcerated; ...

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A divorce court decision awarding sole physical and legal custody of the parties’ three children to husband and ordering wife to pay child support, attorney’s fees and a portion of the guardian ad litem fee, is summarily affirmed by the ...

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A defendant cannot overturn revocation of his suspended sentence on the ground that the earlier period of suspension had been improperly extended at a previous sentencing for a probation violation in 1998; the Supreme Court of Virginia affirms the judgment ...

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The Court of Appeals summarily affirms dismissal of father’s motions attacking orders relating to his child support obligation under a 2002 administrative support order:  the 2002 administrative wage withholding order limited to past due amounts does not defeat subject matter ...

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Although a couple’s consent order provided that it was “pendente lite” and did not “create any presumptive effect in any subsequent child support proceedings,” another provision of the order said either party could seek a modification of the support award ...

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