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Robinson v. Robinson

Citations

  • 675 S.E.2d 873
  • 54 Va. App. 87
  • 2009 Va. App. LEXIS 207

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  • holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion where it awarded wife spousal support pursuant to Code § 20-107.1(E) that exceeded what she needed to maintain the standard of living to which she had grown accustomed -7- during the marriage
  • recognizing that the 13 economic and noneconomic factors include factor “number thirteen . . . an open-ended directive that ‘the court shall consider . . . [s]uch other factors . . . as are necessary to consider the equities between the parties’” (emphasis added)
  • rejecting a spousal -5- support cap, and upholding an award that created a monthly surplus to wife of over $1,110
  • “In making that determination [of spousal support], the trial court ‘must consider all the factors enumerated in Code § 20-107.1(E)’” (quoting Fadness v. Fadness, 52 Va. App. 833, 846, 667 S.E.2d 857, 863 (2008))
  • “It is well established that “‘trial courts speak only through their orders and . . . such orders are presumed to reflect accurately what transpired.”’” (quoting Rose v. Commonwealth, 265 Va. 430, 435 n.2, 578 S.E.2d 758, 761 n.2 (2003))

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Judges: Frank, McCLANAHAN, Petty

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