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· 5/3/1954

Judd v. Van Horn

Citations

  • 195 Va. 988
  • 81 S.E.2d 432
  • 1954 Va. LEXIS 176

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upon the death of the parent who has held custody under a divorce decree, the right to custody automatically inures to the surviving parent
  • in a custody dispute between a parent and a non-parent \the law presumes that the child's best interests will be served when in the custody of its parent\
  • in a custody dispute between a parent and a non-parent “the law presumes that the child’s best interests will be served when in the custody of its parent”

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Judges: Hudgins, Spratley, Buchanan, Smith, Whittle

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