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SHORTRIDGE v. DEEL

Record No. 801001.

299 S.E.2d 500 (1983)

Shirley Margaret Ratliff SHORTRIDGE, et al. v. Arlene DEEL, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 21, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keary R. Williams, Grundy (Williams & Gibson, Grundy, on brief), for appellants.

Gilbert K. Davis, McLean (Davis, Gillenwater & Lynch, McLean, on brief), for appellees.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, THOMPSON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ.

COCHRAN, Justice.

Arlene Deel and Jerry Deel, her husband, filed their petition in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Buchanan County to obtain custody of Lawrence Robbie Don Ratliff (Robbie), an infant born May 11, 1977. Shirley Margaret Ratliff (Margaret), the unmarried mother of Robbie, opposed the petition and appealed the order entered on December 13, 1978, awarding custody to the Deels. On December 16, 1978, Margaret married Elbert Shortridge, who...

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