Court of Appeals of Virginia· 6/8/2004

Smith v. Smith

Citations

597 S.E.2d 250
43 Va. App. 279
2004 Va. App. LEXIS 270

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premarital agreements “should be interpreted and enforced no differently than any other type of contract”
the Court of Appeals affirmed the tidal court’s award of fees because the husband breached his auction agreement and misrepresented his refinancing efforts to the trial court
“A decision involving the equitable distribution of marital property ‘rests within the sound discretion of the trial court,’ and can be overturned only by a showing of an abuse of that discretion.” (quoting Owens v. Owens, 41 Va. App. 844, 853, 589 S.E.2d 488, 493 (2003))

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Judges: Benton, Elder, Kelsey

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