12 Va. App. 595 - Kogon v. Ulerick’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
3
states following
August 2009
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Robertson v. Commonwealth · Mullen v. Mullen · 2 Va. App. 409 - Eichelberger v. Eichelberger · 8 Va. App. 246 - Npa v. Wba · Laing v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“party with a legitimate interest shall be broadly construed and shall include, but not be limited to, grandparents, stepparents, former stepparents, blood relatives and family members. (Emphasis added.)”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]he common law right of visitation extends only to parents. Absent an express statutory grant of jurisdiction, the courts may not order visitation with a child by a non-parent over the objection of the custodial parent. West v. King, 220 Va. 754, 756 , 263 S.E.2d 386, 387 (1980).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In matters concerning custody and visitation, the welfare and best interests of the child are the `primary, paramount, and controlling consideration[s].'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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