Legal Opinion

Johnston v. Johnston

Warren County Circuit Court

Decided June 26, 1981No. Case No. (Chancery) 4046Published

1Opinion of the Court

By JUDGE HENRY H. WHITING

This case involves a suit for partition of property now held as tenants in common by John W. Johnston with his divorced wife, Carol P. Johnston. The tenancy was formerly one by the entireties, but upon the grant of a divorce decree to Mr. Johnston in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, on November 4, 1980, that tenancy was converted by operation of law into a tenancy in common under the provisions of Virginia Code § 20-111. The wife has filed the following pleadings in which she attempts to insert into this case a claim for spousal and child support:(1)…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Adkins v. AdkinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
  2. Price v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
  3. Starling v. StarlingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959

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