HUGHES v. HUGHES

Record No. 1188-99-2.

531 S.E.2d 654 (2000)

33 Va. App. 160

Ruth Boyd HUGHES v. Richard Lee HUGHES.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

August 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katina D. Clarke (Johnson & Walker, Richmond, on briefs), for appellant.

Denis C. Englisby (Englisby & Englisby, on brief), Chesterfield, for appellee.

Present: BENTON, COLEMAN and LEMONS, JJ.


BENTON, Judge.

Ruth Boyd Hughes appeals the trial judge's decision awarding custody of the parties' two minor children to her husband, Richard Lee Hughes. The trial judge ordered a change in custody based upon a finding in a separate divorce proceeding that the wife committed adultery. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the custody decision.

I.

Custody of the children has shifted between the husband and the wife several times since their separation...

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