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Edward J. Walinsky (1954-2010)

Beverly J. Bach (Retired)

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Recent Virginia
Family Law Appellate Cases

Kent Cusack v. Deborah Cusack (01/20/2009)
Trial court erred in directing that payment of appellee’s share of appellant’s military pension was to commence on the date of his retirement, which occurred after the parties separated, almost a year before the appellee filed for divorce, and over two years prior to the equitable distribution hearing.

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Alexander M. Rinaldi v. Lori A. Rinaldi (12/16/2008)
Trial court did not err in its classification and division of the parties’ property and the earnings thereon or in awarding appellee a portion of her attorney’s fees.

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Norvell Winston West, iii v. Jill Angela West (12/16/2008)
Trial court did not err in its award of spousal support to appellee or in the denial of attorney’s fees to appellee; trial court erred in its determination of child support by failing to calculate the amount by using appellant’s actual gross income at time of entry of final decree of divorce

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Jeffrey M. Fadness v. Lynette T. Fadness (11/04/2008)
No error in trial court’s findings with regard to issues of grounds for divorce, equitable distribution, spousal support, distribution of proceeds from Maryland home or attorney’s fees; additional issues waived as no legal authority was provided

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S. David McIlwain v. Susan Blair Penick McIlwain (09/16/2008)
Trial court did not err in awarding appellee a monetary sum equal to half of the fair market rental value of the marital home as part of overall equitable distribution of marital property or in finding receivables from loans to two companies were marital assets and distributing them accordingly; trial court erred in awarding appellee credit for tax payments she made using marital funds

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Scott R. Brandau v. Carol J. Brandau (09/16/2008)
Trial court did not err in refusing to impute income to appellee or in its calculation of appellant’s income; spousal support award to appellee affirmed

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Bonny Foster v. Daniel Sean Foster (08/12/2008)
No error in trial court’s finding that it was not an “inconvenient forum” under the Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction Enforcement Act to determine custody and visitation of parties’ children.

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Theophylis Artis v. Krystal R. Jones (07/22/2008)
The trial court did not sufficiently communicate the basis of its child custody decision to the parties as mandated by Code § 20-124.3, and the judgment is reversed and the case is remanded to the trial court for reconsideration of its custody award based on the existing record

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Steven A. Benzine v. Kum Sun Benzine (07/08/2008)
Trial court failed to identify the Code § 20-107.1(E) factors supporting the spousal support award and the Court of Appeals was unable to determine whether it erred in awarding spousal support to appellee; award reversed and matter remanded to trial court for reconsideration

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Catherine C. Burke v. Charles R. Burke (06/24/2008)
Appeal dismissed because there is a "no-appeal clause" in the property settlement agreement signed by the parties, which is binding on the parties

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