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Riggins v. O'BRIEN

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 1, 2002No. Record 010501PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SENIOR JUSTICE STEPHENSON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this appeal, we determine whether a provision in a divorce decree relating to child support is valid and, if so, its meaning and effect.

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On October 27, 1998, Mary Lou O’Brien, formerly Mary Louise Riggins, caused a rule to issue requiring Robert John Riggins to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for failing to pay child support according to a June 12, 1991 decree of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County (the 1991 Decree). On September 15, 1999, the trial court entered a decree finding Riggins in contempt of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cofer v. CoferSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
  2. Newton v. NewtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
  3. Fearon v. FearonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  4. Featherstone v. BrooksSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  5. Kelley v. KelleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1994

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Kaminsky v. KaminskyVirginia Circuit Court · 2002
  2. Hicks v. HicksFairfax County Circuit Court · 2008
  3. Jeffrey Donelle Hampton v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2026
  4. Jodi Lin Cooper v. Craig D. EbertCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
  5. Larkins v. LarkinsFairfax County Circuit Court · 2003

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