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April 21, 1995.
April 21, 1995.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard R. Ryder, for appellant.
Donald K. Butler (Player B. Michelsen, Stephen B. Pershing, William B. Rubenstein, Ruth E. Harlow, Marc E. Elovitz, Morano, Colan & Butler, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Virginia, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, on brief), for appellee.
Amicus Curiae: (Lawrence D. Diehl, Cynthia L. Greene, Elser, Greene, Hodor & Fabar, on brief), in support of appellee.
Amicus Curiae: (Kathleen A. Dooley, Renae R. Patrick, Laurie E. Forbes, L. Anne Coughenor, on brief), in support of appellee.
Amicus Curiae: (James L. McHugh, Jr., Dort S. Bigg, Carolyn I. Polowy, Carolyn F. Corwin, Julie Abbate, Stephen W. Bricker, on brief), in support of appellee.
Amicus Curiae: (Pia J. North, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Kathryn Kendell, Shannon Minter, Beatrice Dohrn; Laura Foggan, Elizabeth Eastwood, on brief), in support of appellee.
Present: All the Justices.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
COMPTON, Justice.
This is a child custody dispute between a child's mother and maternal grandmother. The sole issue is whether the Court of Appeals erred in deciding that the child's best interests would be served by awarding custody to the mother. We conclude that the Court of Appeals erred, and reverse.
No novel questions of law are involved; the legal principles applicable under these circumstances to child custody...
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