Legal Opinion
Roe v. Roe
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 18, 1985No. Record 832044PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
This child-custody dispute presents the question whether a child’s best interests are promoted by an award of custody to a parent who carries on an active homosexual relationship in the same residence as the child. We conclude that such an arrange ment is not in the child’s best interests and that an award of custody to such a parent constitutes an abuse of judicial discretion.
Catherine Roe, the mother, and David Roe, the father, (fictitious surnames), were married in 1971. Their only child, a daughter, was born in 1974. The parents separated in 1975 and entered into a property settlement…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Kallas v. KallasUtah Supreme Court · 1980
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
- Smyth v. MidgettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- Doe v. DoeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- M.E.D. v. J.P.M.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
- Med v. JpmCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
- M.A.B. v. R.B.New York Supreme Court · 1986
- In Re the Appeal in Pima County Juvenile Action B-10489Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
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