Legal Opinion
Featherstone v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 5, 1979No. Record 780118PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarman, J.
The issue on this appeal is whether the Chancellor erred in altering and revising a former decree by ordering Phyllis Featherstone (Featherstone), formerly Phyllis Featherstone Brooks, to pay the sum of $100 monthly to her former husband, Henry S. Brooks (Brooks), for maintenance and support of their three minor children, now ages 13, 11 and 9, who are in Brooks’ custody.
On June 5, 1975, the trial court awarded Brooks a divorce from Featherstone on the ground of desertion. This decree confirmed and incorporated a property settlement agreement between the parties, which provided, in pertinent…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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