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Boyd v. Boyd

Citations

  • 340 S.E.2d 578
  • 2 Va. App. 16
  • 1986 WL 400440
  • 1986 Va. App. LEXIS 236

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  • holding that the power to award support “remains dependent upon the pleadings having raised the issue”
  • stating that the power to award support “remains dependent upon the pleadings having raised the issue”
  • noting the absence of either a request or order for pendente lite support
  • “A divorce suit in which the pleadings seek only to terminate a marriage is an in rem proceeding, but a proceeding seeking the entry of a decree for spousal support and maintenance is in personam.”
  • wife's general prayer \'for such other and further relief as to equity may seem meet 5 and the nature of her case may require'\ was insufficient notice of request for spousal support

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Judges: Coleman

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