Scott v. Sylvester

Appellant Nancy H. Scott questions the power of a Virginia court to make retroactive modifications in arrearages in child support payments accrued under a foreign decree.

This appeal is a sequel to one we decided in 1979. In that case, Scott invoked the provisions of the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (RURESA), Code §§ 20-88.12, et seq., by registering a divorce decree entered by a Maryland court requiring her former husband, Anthony I. Sylvester, to make child support payments of $200 per month for each minor child. Scott claimed $9,160.50 in arrearages, most of which…