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In re the Marriage of Meredith

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 18, 2009No. 37098-1-IIPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQuinn-Brintnall, J.

¶1 When Anthony Meredith was about 37 years old and a Virginia assistant attorney general, he sought a foreign bride on the Internet. He contacted a 16-year-old Colombian girl named Jazmin Muriel. When Muriel turned 18, she moved to Virginia and married Meredith. Less than 10 months after the wedding, then-pregnant Muriel fled to Washington State. Meredith petitioned for dissolution and the Pierce County family court granted the petition to dissolve the unhappy and violent marriage, finding that Meredith committed domestic violence and that it was in the best interest of their daughter,…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Wayte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Bantam Books, Inc. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Memphis Community School District v. StachuraSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  4. Akrie v. GrantCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
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