Legal Opinion
Dupigny v. Tyson
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 24, 2017No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2013-0142PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(February 24, 2017)
Swan, Associate Justice.
Appellant, Dale Dupigny, seeks reversal of a November 15, 2013 order of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands *438affirming a child support award on writ of review from the Department of Justice’s Division of Paternity and Child Support (“PCS”). Dupigny argues that the Superior Court: (1) incorrectly interpreted the definition of income for child support purposes contained in 16 V.I.C. § 341(e) to include a lump-sum personal injury settlement payment and (2) incorrectly concluded that the gross amount (rather than the net amount)…
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