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RIPPE v. RIPPE

Record No. 1453-85.

351 S.E.2d 181 (1986)

James Omar RIPPE v. Elizabeth Ann McDonald RIPPE.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Bruce Gair (Donna R. Porter, Porter & Gair, P.C., on brief), for appellant.

(Elizabeth Ann McDonald Rippe, pro se, on brief), for appellee. Appellee submitting on brief.

Present: BENTON, DUFF and KEENAN, JJ.

BENTON, Judge.

James Omar Rippe appeals from the circuit court's determination that he was not entitled to an award of child support from his former spouse. We agree with his contention that strained relationships and antagonism cannot provide the sole basis for denying an award of child support; therefore, we reverse the judgment.

James Omar Rippe (the "father") and Elizabeth Ann McDonald Rippe (the "mother") were divorced in October of 1982. The final decree...

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