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LEISGE v. LEISGE

Record Nos. 810705, 820572.

296 S.E.2d 538 (1982)

Stephen C. LEISGE v. Marilyn K. LEISGE.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana J. Carlson, Fairfax (Duvall, Blackburn, Hale & Downey, Fairfax, on brief), for appellant in 810705.

No brief or argument for appellee in 810705.

B. VanDenburg Hall, Fairfax (Philip A. Wells, Fairfax, on brief), for appellant in 820572.

Andrew Yankwitt, Lake Success, N.Y., for appellee in 820572.

Before CARRICO, C. J., COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON and THOMPSON, JJ., and HARRISON, Retired Justice.

THOMPSON, Justice.

In this multi-state child custody battle, the losing parent, Stephen C. Leisge, was held in contempt of court. He challenged his contempt conviction, alleging (1) that the custody order of October 3, 1980, was void and that he could not be in contempt for violating a void court order, (2) that he could not be guilty of contempt on December 30, 1981, since he did not possess the mens rea or the specific intent to violate the court order, and...

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