Happy Halloween! The Virginia Supreme Court issued opinions on Halloween this year. A complete coincidence, but I do hope that nothing in this term’s opinions has scares you! This term resulted in two cases related to school law, and one related to DSS law. As always, congratulations to the winners!
The case summaries are taken from the Virginia Supreme Court opinions website. Click on the case number to read the opinion.
131584 Dinwiddie DSS v. Nunnally 10/31/2014 Upon consideration of the record, briefs, and argument of counsel, the judgment of the Court of Appeals reversing a trial court disposition on a motion to transfer a proceeding to terminate parental rights to a tribal court, vacating the order terminating the parental rights of the mother and father, and remanding the matter, is affirmed for the reasons stated in its unpublished memorandum opinion, Renee Bagley Nunnally, et al. v. Dinwiddie Department of Social Services, Rec. Nos. 1947-12-2, 1948-12-1, 1949-12-2, dated September 10, 2013. The case is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings in light of the standards articulated in the decision of the Court of Appeals in Thompson v. Fairfax County Dep’t of Family Servs., 62 Va. App. 350, 747 S.E.2d 838 (2013), which...
