Virginia Court of Appeals opinion addresses various spousal support, valuation, and waste issues
In Wright v. Wright, Nos. 0947-12-2, 0958-12-2, 2013 Va. App. LEXIS 53 (Feb. 19, 2013) (combined opinion), the Court addressed numerous issues on appeal stemming from the parties’ final decree of divorce. The husband argued that the trial court erred in awarding the wife a reservation of rights to spousal support and a portion of […]
Virginia Supreme Court rules that unmarried donor father may assert his parental rights
In L.F. v. Breit, Mason v. Breit, Nos. 120158, 120159, 2013 Va. LEXIS 4 (Jan. 10, 2013) (combined opinion), the Virginia Supreme Court affirmed a Court of Appeals ruling that allows an unmarried donor father to assert his parental rights. The mother and father were in a relationship and lived together for several years. After […]
Virginia Court of Appeals Finds Romance not a Requirement for Cohabitation
In Brennan v. Albertson, No. 2042-11-4, 2012 Va. App. LEXIS 240 (Jul. 24, 2012), the Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed a Fairfax County Circuit Court order granting former husband’s motion to terminate his spousal support obligation because former wife had been cohabitating in a relationship analogous to marriage with another woman for more than one […]