An IP lawyer who sought a reduction in spousal support after he hung out his own shingle could have stayed at his old firm at a reduced salary, and the Court of Appeals upholds denial of the lawyer’s motion to ...

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The Court of Appeals rejects a father’s claim that the county department of social services failed to make reasonable efforts to investigate appropriate relative placements for appellant father’s children, and the termination of parental rights is affirmed. Here, the department ...

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A trial court did not err in finding sufficient evidence to terminate a mother’s parental rights under either Va. Code § 16.1-283(B)(2) and (E), nor did the court abuse its discretion by determining the mother’s child who was under 14 ...

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The Court of Appeals summarily affirms a trial court decision on child support because appellant mother has failed to file a replacement opening brief to comply with Rule 5A:20(C); the pleading does not contain any principles of law, argument or ...

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A trial court did not err in approving a foster care plan and denying visitation to a father, a convicted sex offender who last saw his then-six-year-old child in 2001, says the Court of Appeals. The Department of Human Services ...

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Treatment of a professional soccer player’s right shoulder and neck are encompassed within his compensable upper back injury suffered in 2005 during practice, and the Court of Appeals reverses the commission’s denial of medical benefits and holds the claim is ...

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The Court of Appeals applies Rule 5A:20 to reject a husband’s appeal of a denial of his motion to terminate or reduce his monthly spousal support payments of $2,400, in light of his alleged reduction in monthly income by $2,469 ...

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