Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands Ex Rel. Larsen v. Ruiz
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided December 8, 2000No. Civ.A. 1994-095, 1994-098PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MOORE, District Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, the Government of the Virgin Islands argues that the Territorial Court misconstrued the “best interests of the child” standard and misapplied the payroll withholding rules of the Virgin Islands Code in vacating child support awards for Olga Larsen [“Larsen”] and Consylitha Walters [“Walters”], and remanding this matter to an administrative judge for further proceedings.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
Appellant Larsen married appellee Paul Ruiz [“Ruiz”] and produced two children. When Larsen divorced Ruiz, she received physical custody of…
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