Fortner v. Fortner

The controversy in this appeal concerns whether the circuit court erred in failing to give full faith and credit to two Virginia judgments for child support arrearages. We reverse and remand, with directions, and award a new trial.

The parties to this action were residents of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, where on October 28,1957, in the Circuit Court of Norfolk, the appellant, Kathryn H. Fortner, obtained a divorce from the appellee. The circuit court had personal jurisdiction over the parties, and by its decree the appellant was awarded custody of the children of the marriage, and the…