DUFF, Judge.
Sharon L. Prestera filed a petition pursuant to Code § 16.1-241(A)(3) seeking support for her minor child born out of wedlock. The narrow issue presented in this appeal is whether her petition was civil or criminal in nature. We conclude that it was civil.
Ms. Prestera's petition was filed in October 1983 in the juvenile and domestic relations district court (juvenile court) as a civil petition on Form DC-610, provided by the court, and denominated...
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