Legal Opinion

Copeland v. Todd

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 16, 2011No. 100929PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

715 S.E.2d 11 (2011)

282 Va. 183

Lucretia Putnam COPELAND

v.

Leslie TODD.

Record No. 100929.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 16, 2011.

Dana J. Cornett for appellant.

David A. Penrod (Grant D. Penrod; Hoover Penrod, on brief), Harrisonburg, for appellee.

Amicus Curiae: The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys; Colleen Marea Quinn (Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn, on brief), Richmond, in support of appellant.

Present: KINSER, C.J., LEMONS, GOODWYN, MILLETTE, and MIMS, JJ.

Opinion by Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred when it reversed the judgment of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. LockeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Shivaee v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2005

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3Cited by38 opinions

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