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Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Deanna D. Cook, Player B. Michelsen
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Deanna D. Cook, Player B. Michelsen
University of Richmond Law Review
The General Assembly did not take any action regarding the Family Court issue in 1997. In 1996, funding for the family court was delayed until June 1, 1998, subject to state funds being "sufficient to provide adequate resources ... for the court to carry out the purposes of [Virginia Code section 20-96] and to fulfill its mission to serve children and families of the Commonwealth."
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Ronald S. Evans, Deanna D. Cook
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Ronald S. Evans, Deanna D. Cook
University of Richmond Law Review
The 1993 Virginia General Assembly enacted two bills to implement the Judicial Council's report to the Governor and General Assembly recommending the creation of a Family Court in Virginia. The Family Court was to be in effect January 1, 1995, provided that the 1994 legislative session passed the necessary funding and appropriation bills. The 1994 Session did not allocate funds; however, rather than allowing the Family Court project to lapse by inaction, the legislature delayed implementation of the court until July 1, 1996.
Divorce Denied: Have Mental Cruelty, Constructive Desertion And Reasonable Apprehension Of Bodily Harm Been Abolished In Virginia?, Sylvia Clute
University of Richmond Law Review
In a turmoil of emotional distress and in fear of the outcome of an already deteriorating pregnancy, she fled the marital home with only her small son and a suitcase full of clothes. This woman's husband had publicly and privately bullied, berated, belittled and browbeat her throughout their marriage, but since she became pregnant she feared that his campaign to keep her in a constant state of emotional disequilibrium would also harm the child she carried. Her husband controlled her by keeping a tight grasp on the family finances providing her with meager spending money and forcing her to produce …
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Lawrence D. Diehl
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Lawrence D. Diehl
University of Richmond Law Review
In 1989, the Virginia General Assembly enacted significant legislation authorizing the creation of an experimental family court. The experimental program is an attempt to examine the unification of the circuit court and the juvenile and domestic relations district court's jurisdiction of divorce cases. The program's goals include the elimination of duplicate hearings, the savings of client costs, and the elimination of de novo appeals.