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Loudoun County Department of Social Services v. Etzold

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 8, 1993No. Record 920572PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy

In this case we consider the conditions under which the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to review a child custody order of an experimental family court.

In 1988 the Loudoun County Department of Social Services (Department) filed a petition in the Loudoun County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court seeking emergency removal of Kaitlyn Dixie McLeod from her mother, Phyllis McLeod. The district court granted that petition and awarded custody of the child to the Department. Several subsequent hearings were held involving foster care service plans, custody, and visitation rights.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brown v. LukhardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985

3Cited by42 opinions

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  2. Kenneth A. Stokes, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013
  3. Jackson v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
  4. Burke v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
  5. Rose v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009

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