Legal Opinion
Fairfax County Department of Human Development v. Donald
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 1, 1996No. Record No. 950827PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stephenson
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in ruling that, under the facts of this case, the trial court had the authority to award attorney’s fees.
The proceedings and relevant facts are undisputed. On October 23, 1991, the Fairfax County Department of Human Development (the County) filed a petition in the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, alleging that Felicia L. Donald “abused and/or neglected” her two minor children. Following an ore tenus hearing, the district court, by order entered November 18, 1991, dismissed the petition with…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Walker v. Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
3Cited by6 opinions
- Brown v. BurchCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
- Congdon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
- FAIRFAX CTY. HUMAN DEV. v. DonaldSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996
- David M. Bromley v. Vicki D. BromleyCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
- Deatra Burch v. City of AlexandriaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013
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