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DIXON v. PUGH

Record No. 911738.

423 S.E.2d 169 (1992)

Dwight A. DIXON v. Marjorie Hagood Dixon PUGH.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 6, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dannie R. Sutton, Jr., for appellant.

William W. Bennett, Jr. (Bennett and Rand, on brief), for appellee.

Linda G. Chaplain, amicus curiae.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., COMPTON, STEPHENSON, WHITING, LACY and HASSELL, JJ., and HARRISON, Retired Justice.

HASSELL, Justice.

The narrow issue we consider in this divorce proceeding is whether the chancellor may amend a final decree nunc pro tunc and thereby make a lump sum award of spousal support, even though the original decree did not contain a clear and explicit reservation of jurisdiction to modify the award of spousal support.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. In 1981, appellee, then Marjorie Hagood...

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