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Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Peter N. Swisher
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Peter N. Swisher
University of Richmond Law Review
The Virginia Premarital Agreement Act was reenacted during the 1986 legislative session of the Virginia General Assembly and became law effective July 1, 1986.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Taxation, Carle E. Davis
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Taxation, Carle E. Davis
University of Richmond Law Review
In contrast to tax reform efforts in the federal arena, the Virginia General Assembly made relatively few changes to Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia (the "Code"). The General Assembly enacted a number of miscellaneous bills, the most important of which affected the sales and use tax, and the real estate and recordation taxes. The Virginia Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit were likewise quiet in the area of Virginia taxation and rendered only three decisions, none of which is of major significance. After publishing numerous regulations in 1985, the Virginia Department of Taxation …
Virginia's Jury Exemptions: Ripe For Reform, T. S. Ellis Iii, J. Thomas O'Brien Jr.
Virginia's Jury Exemptions: Ripe For Reform, T. S. Ellis Iii, J. Thomas O'Brien Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
Jury exemptions are frequent targets of derisory comment. Who among us has not heard of the proverbial litigant who, upon hearing his lawyer describe juries and jury exemptions, remarked that only a fool would place his fate in the hands of seven or twelve people who were not smart enough to get excused through an exemption. Indeed, the number and scope of jury exemptions have grown so substantially over the years that it is not unreasonable to suppose that jury non-service is now the norm and jury service the exception.