Legal Opinion

Newton v. Newton

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 6, 1961No. Record 5184PublishedCited by 49 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, C. J.

On December 27, 1956, the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk entered a decree granting Walter Judson Newton a divorce a vinculo from Margaret Lillian Watts Newton on the ground of desertion. The decree approved a written agreement executed by the parties which provided, among other things, that the custody of their infant son and daughter be awarded to the wife and that the husband make periodic payments of specified amounts to the wife for the maintenance and support of the children so long as she had custody of them.

On October 28, 1959, the wife filed a petition alleging that the husband…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gloth v. GlothSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
  2. Briggs v. BriggsOregon Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Fischer v. FischerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  4. Bradley v. FowlerWashington Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Loomis v. LoomisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Fearon v. FearonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  2. Horne v. HorneNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
  3. Alig v. AligSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  4. Acree v. AcreeCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  5. Richardson v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976

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