VISIKIDES v. DERR

Record No. 0768-85.

348 S.E.2d 40 (1986)

Triantafillos VISIKIDES v. Melanie DERR (Visikides).

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Duff (Connor, Duff & Cyron, Fairfax, on briefs), for appellant.

Richard H. Boatwright (Stephens, Boatwright & Howard, Manassas, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KEENAN, BENTON and MOON, JJ.


MOON, Judge.

Triantafillos Visikides seeks reversal of an order that transferred the custody of his six year old child to the mother, Melanie Derr (Visikides). He contends that there was no proof of a material change of circumstances and that the trial court erroneously applied a "tender years inference" in favor of the mother. We reverse because the tender years inference has been abolished by statute. Code § 31-15.

A trial court, in determining whether...

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