Brown v. Brown

Opinion

BENTON, J.

James Leo Brown seeks reversal of a final decree of divorce awarded to his wife, Corrine Brown. He contends: (1) there was insufficient corroborative evidence to prove the parties intended to end the marriage; (2) the trial judge improperly *233awarded the wife a lump sum award for “financial disparities and hardships” under Code § 20-107.1; and (3) the trial judge should have set aside the commissioner in chancery’s report because the wife’s legal counsel contributed money to the commissioner’s political campaign. We need only address the third issue because we conclude that the…