Legal Opinion
Dorn v. Dorn
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 12, 1981No. Record 800951PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARMAN, S.J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The sole issue here is whether Rule 1:1 1 * or Richardson v. Moore, 217 Va. 422, 229 S.E.2d 864 (1976), precludes a trial court, under Code § 8.01-428(B), 2 from correcting, nunc pro tunc, a mutually unintended drafting error contained in a divorce decree.
With the aid of their attorneys, James D. Dorn and Paula C. Dorn (now Paula C. Benoit), in the process of obtaining a divorce, drafted and signed a stipulation agreement, which included a provision for the support of the couple’s two children, James G. Dorn and Brian R. Dorn. The stipulation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cofer v. CoferSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Raymond Thomas Council v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
- Cutshaw v. CutshawSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Alig v. AligSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Lamb v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
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3Cited by38 opinions
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