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7 Virginia opinions name it 1 courts 1998–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Virginia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Robinson v. Robinsongreen2 sentences2007See Robinson v. Robinson, 5 Va. App. 222, 227 , 361 S.E.2d 356, 358 (1987). 2007See Robinson v. Robinson, 5 Va. App. 222, 227 , 361 S.E.2d 356, 358 (1987). | 4 | 4 |
Sargent v. Sargentgreen2 sentences2007Evidentiary Issues We first address mother’s arguments that the trial court failed to consider the “family abuse factor” of Code § 20-124.3(9) and improperly considered evidence that the child’s behavior improved when she was not in mother’s custody. -3- In determining the best interests of a child, the court must consider all of the factors set forth in Code § 20-124.3, Sargent v. Sargent, 20 Va. App. 694, 701 , 460 S.E.2d 596, 599 (1995), and the failure to consider all of the factors is reversible error. 2007Evidentiary Issues We first address mother’s arguments that the trial court failed to consider the “family abuse factor” of Code § 20-124.3(9) and improperly considered evidence that the child’s behavior improved when she was not in mother’s custody. -3- In determining the best interests of a child, the court must consider all of the factors set forth in Code § 20-124.3, Sargent v. Sargent, 20 Va. App. 694, 701 , 460 S.E.2d 596, 599 (1995), and the failure to consider all of the factors is reversible error. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Dodge v. Dodge
green
2 sentences2021Id. 2020Id. | 2 | 2020–2021 |
Sidney Jordan Brandon, III v. Laurie Coffey
green
1 sentence2025Code § 20-124.3 lists the factors a court must consider in evaluating the “best interests of a child” and requires it to convey “the basis of [its] decision either orally or in writing.” Although failing to consider all the factors is reversible error, the court “is not ‘required to - 10 - quantify or elaborate exactly what weight or consideration it has given to each [one].” Brandon v. Coffey, 77 Va. App. 628 , 636 (2023) (quoting Wynnycky, 71 Va. App. at 201). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.