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OEHL v. OEHL

Record No. 781397.

272 S.E.2d 441 (1980)

Vandra Collingsworth OEHL v. Barry Donald OEHL.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 26, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard S. Sattler, Arlington (Bray & Sattler, Arlington, on briefs), for appellant.

Bernard S. Cohen, Alexandria (Cohen, Vitt & Annand, Alexandria, on brief), for appellee.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.

POFF, Justice.

This appeal poses the question whether a Virginia trial court erred in failing to grant comity to an order of an English court.

Barry Donald Oehl and Vandra Collingsworth Oehl, both English subjects, were married in London in 1963. Two children were born of the marriage, one in August 1968 and the other in April 1970. On October 4, 1970, Mr. Oehl deserted his wife and children. An English magistrate granted custody of the infants to Mrs. Oehl...

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