Bergaust v. Flaherty

HUMPHREYS, Judge.

Jane Louise Bergaust (“Bergaust”) appeals the Fairfax County Circuit Court’s dismissal of her petition for child support. Bergaust alleges the circuit court erred in finding it did not have personal jurisdiction over the appellee, Edward Flaherty (“Flaherty”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the circuit court.

I. Background

In June of 1994, Bergaust traveled to Givemy, France, just outside of Paris, to visit her mother during the opening of the American Museum. While there, Bergaust met Flaherty, an American filmmaker then living in Paris, who was hired to film the…