Legal Opinion

Distefano v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 22, 1959No. Record 4970PublishedCited by 10 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.

This proceeding was begun in the Juvenile and Domestic Rela tions Court of the County of Wise, upon a complaint filed by Lillian Distefano against Anthony F. Distefano. The complaint alleged that the defendant had unlawfully refused and failed to provide for the support of the complainant, his wife, and two children under the age of 18 years, “acknowledged as his own.” Virginia Code, 1950, § 20-61. After a hearing, the Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court found the defendant guilty, placed him on probation, and entered an order directing him to make certain payments for the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re LoneySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Butts v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1926
  3. Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Nimmo v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Patterson v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  3. Jones v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  4. APAC-Virginia, Inc. v. Jenkins Landscaping & Excavating, Inc. (In Re Jenkins Landscaping & Excavating, Inc.)District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1988
  5. Quinto Depaoli, Jr., Estate of Quinto Depaoli, Deceased, Soila Depaoli and Rachel Craig, Personal Representatives v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995

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