Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands ex rel. Simanca v. Proctor
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided July 10, 1998No. Family No. S3/1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteele, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before the Court is a challenge to its jurisdiction to modify a child support order. Petitioner, Maria Simanca, seeks to utilize the Virgin Islands as a forum in her quest to either increase the amount of child support paid, or in the alternative, have the Court reconsider the Administrative Hearing Officer's February 12,1997 decision to reduce support payments. Respondent, Gilbert Proctor, *29maintains that pursuant to 16 V.I.C. § 394 of the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, hereinafter URESA, the Territory lacks the jurisdiction to decide this matter. In the…
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- Child Support Enforcement Division of Alaska v. BrenckleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Silverlight v. HugginsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Cowan v. Moreno, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
- Edwards v. LateefDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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