Legal Opinion
Carswell v. Masterson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 15, 1982No. Record 801448PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON, R.J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this case we decide whether the court below has the authority to award attorneys’ fees incurred by a wife in a contempt proceeding to enforce the terms of a final decree of divorce.
Christine E. Carswell, née Masterson, obtained an absolute divorce from her husband, Michael J. Masterson, on November 14, 1974. She was awarded custody of their two minor children, and the husband was ordered to pay for their support. Subsequent thereto, Masterson was three times found in contempt for failure to pay such support, and by January 12, 1980, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- McKeel v. McKeelSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
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