Wyatt v. McDermott

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• recognizing that the availability of the tort “would help deter third parties such as attorneys and adoption agencies from engaging in the sort of actions alleged to have taken place” in that case
• recognizing that the availability of the tort “would help deter third parties such as attorneys and adoption agencies from engaging in the sort of actions alleged to have taken place” in that case
• recognizing tortious interference with parental rights as a cause of action in Virginia because “the common law right to establish and maintain a relationship with one’s child necessarily implies a cause of action for interference with that right”
• applying this burden in the context of a claim for tortious interference with parental rights
• finding Rule 5:40(a) satisfied because the certified question was \determinative\ of plaintiff's one tortious interference with parental rights claim among plaintiff's \numerous\ other pending claims, which included conspiracy, fraud, and constructive fraud
• “We recognize the essential value of protecting a parent’s right to form a relationship with his or her child.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).