Court of Appeals of Virginia· 8/31/1999
Brown v. Brown
Citations
- 518 S.E.2d 336
- 30 Va. App. 532
- 1999 Va. App. LEXIS 511
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- the finder of fact is given broad discretion in determining what promotes the children’s best interests
- “In deciding whether to modify a custody order, the trial court’s paramount concern must be the children’s best interests.”
- “In deciding whether to modify a custody order, the trial court’s paramount concern must be the children’s best interests.”
- “As long as evidence in the record supports the trial court’s ruling and the trial court has not abused its discretion, its ruling must be affirmed on appeal.”
- “As long as evidence in the record supports the trial court’s ruling and the trial court has not abused its discretion, its ruling must be affirmed on appeal.”
- “[T]he trial court has broad discretion in determining what promotes the children’s best interests.”
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Judges: Coleman, Elder, Bumgardner
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Joynes v. PayneCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2001-08-28· cited 136×
- Cloutier v. QueenCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2001-05-08· cited 52×
- Joseph A. Wiencko, Jr. v. Akemi TakayamaCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2013-07-23· cited 35×
- Bchara v. BcharaCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2002-05-21· cited 32×
- Stadter v. SiperkoCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2008-06-03· cited 31×
- Rice v. RiceCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2006-12-28· cited 18×
- Hughes v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2000-08-01· cited 7×
- Joynes v. PayneCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2001-05-08· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. StewartNorfolk County Circuit Court· 2000-10-17· cited 1×
- Jason Wynnycky v. Susan T. KozelCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2019-11-12
- Adam Christopher Armstrong v. Kristy Marie ArmstrongCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2019-11-12
- Commonwealth v. CarterNorfolk County Circuit Court· 2000-12-12
- Roberts v. RobertsVirginia Circuit Court· 2002-04-15
- Sidney Jordan Brandon, III v. Laurie CoffeyCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2023-05-16
- Powell v. Knoepfler-PowellSupreme Court of Virginia· 2024-06-27
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Farley v. FarleyCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1990-01-23· cited 637×
- Street v. StreetCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-08-12· cited 274×
- Woolley v. WoolleyCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1986-10-21· cited 198×
- Alphin v. AlphinCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-12-08· cited 154×
- Sargent v. SargentCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1995-08-22· cited 124×
- Keel v. KeelSupreme Court of Virginia· 1983-06-17· cited 123×
- Bailes v. SoursSupreme Court of Virginia· 1986-03-07· cited 100×
- Bottoms v. BottomsSupreme Court of Virginia· 1995-04-21· cited 93×
- Eichelberger v. EichelbergerCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1986-06-17· cited 92×
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Virginia· 1998-06-05· cited 82×
- Rust v. RustCourt of Appeals of Tennessee· 1993-06-30· cited 30×
- Clark v. ReissCourt of Appeals of Arkansas· 1992-05-20· cited 19×
- Bowman v. BowmanIndiana Court of Appeals· 1997-11-10· cited 16×
- King v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1996-03-07· cited 14×
- Dotson v. HyltonCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1999-05-04· cited 13×
- Stephen v. StephenSupreme Court of Oklahoma· 1997-04-22· cited 13×
- Vazquez v. VazquezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1983-12-28· cited 11×
- In Re Marriage of RiessAppellate Court of Illinois· 1994-04-06· cited 8×
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