35 Va. App. 470 - Gallagher v. Gallagher’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Kelley v. Kelley · 13 Va. App. 151 - Watkinson v. Henley · 2 Va. App. 151 - Acree v. Acree · 18 Va. App. 154 - Commonwealth Ex Rel. Comptroller of Virginia v. Skeens · 95 Wash. 2d 78 - Schafer v. Schafer
Most-quoted passages
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“[Although a court may not retroactively modify a child support obligation, allowing a payor spouse credit for nonconforming support payments, in the limited situations where permitted, is not a modification of a support order. See Acree v. Acree, 2 Va.App. 151, 152 , 342 S.E.2d 68, 69 (1986). A court may, when equitable and under limited circumstances, allow a party credit for non-conforming support payments, provided that the non-conforming support payment substantially satisfies the purpose and function of the support award, see [id], and to do so does not vary the support award.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“custodial parent has by his or her own volition entered into an agreement to relinquish custody on a permanent basis and has further agreed to the elimination of support payments and such agreement has been fully performed, ... the purpose to be served by application of an inflexible rule denying credit for non-conforming payments is outweighed by the equities involved.... By assuming [complete] physical custody and total responsibility for the support of the child, the [father] fulfilled his obligation under the decree.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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