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· 2/7/1989

Com., Dept. of Social Services v. Johnson

Citations

  • 376 S.E.2d 787
  • 7 Va. App. 614
  • 5 Va. Law Rep. 1641
  • 1989 Va. App. LEXIS 11

How courts have described this case

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  • “The strong public policy of this Commonwealth posits that the paramount concern where children are concerned are their best interests.”
  • \The strong public policy of this Commonwealth posits that the paramount concern where children are concerned are their best interests.\
  • parent-child relationship does not establish privity and, therefore, child is not bound by judgments against mother
  • \The strong public policy of this Commonwealth posits that the paramount concern where children are concerned are their best interests.\
  • “The strong public policy of this Commonwealth posits that the paramount concern where children are concerned are their best interests.”
  • a child has a fundamental right in establishment and continuation of the parent-child relationship

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Judges: Koontz

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