Legal Opinion
Stanley v. Fairfax County Department of Social Services
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 7, 1991No. Record 901182PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
In this appeal we decide whether a guardian ad litem of children has standing to petition for termination of the residual rights of parents.
On May 13, 1985, the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of Fairfax County (the J&DR Court) found that Melvin and Donna M. Stanley had neglected and abused their three children. The J&DR Court also awarded the custody of the children to the Fairfax County Department of Social Services (the department).
On December 1, 1987, after the department’s extensive efforts to counsel the parents had failed, the department filed foster care plans…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bailes v. SoursSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Lemmon v. HerbertSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Stanley v. Fairfax County Department of Social ServicesCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
- Givens v. ClemSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
3Cited by15 opinions
- Richmond Department of Social Services v. L.P.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 2001
- Oxenham v. MartinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
- Alonzo Lyndell White v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
- Debra Gibson v. Russell County Department of Social Services, James Castle, Thelma CastleCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
- Gerardo Jesus Ortega v. Fairfax County Department of Family ServicesCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
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