Whiting v. Whiting

The proceedings and facts are undisputed and are fully set forth in the Court of Appeals’ opinion. Whiting v. Whiting, 32 Va. App. 192, 526 S.E.2d 806 (2000). There, the Court of Appeals held, inter alia, that the final decree of divorce entered by the Circuit Court of Alleghany County on January 18, 1985, was void ab initio “because husband received no notice of the final decree and never endorsed it.” Id. at 197, 526 S.E.2d at 808; see Rule 1:13 (endorsement of draft decree by, or reasonable notice of presentation thereof to, counsel of record required unless dispensed with by court). The…