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RIGGINS v. O'BRIEN

Record No. 010501.

559 S.E.2d 673 (2002)

263 Va. 444

Robert John RIGGINS, v. Mary Lou O'BRIEN.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 1, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn C. Lewis (Richard F. Gibbons, Jr., Roberta K. Henault, Washington, DC; Jerry M. Phillips, the Lewis Law Firm; Phillips Beckwith, Hall & Chase, Fairfax, on briefs), for appellant.

James A. Watson, II (Jonathan L. Kales, Surovell, Jackson, Colten & Dugan, on brief), Fairfax, for appellee.

Present LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, and LEMONS, JJ., and STEPHENSON, Senior Justice.

ROSCOE B. STEPHENSON, Jr., Senior Justice.

In this appeal, we determine whether a provision in a divorce decree relating to child support is valid and, if so, its meaning and effect.

I

On October 27, 1998, Mary Lou O'Brien, formerly Mary Louise Riggins, caused a rule to issue requiring Robert John Riggins to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for failing to pay child support according to a June 12, 1991 decree of the Circuit...

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