Brown v. Burch

BAKER, Senior Judge.

Virginia Parker Brown (Brown) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of Charlottesville (circuit court) that granted joint custody of Robert Parker McNish (Rob), then age twelve, 1 to his stepfather, Joseph B. Burch (Burch), and to his father, David Kelley McNish, III (McNish). 2 The circuit court’s order awarded physical custody of Rob to Burch. Brown contends the circuit court never obtained personal jurisdiction over her, that the circuit court abused its discretion when it took Rob’s testimony in camera without counsel present, and that the court…