[freedomwarrior998]

The court cited the law of the case doctrine, so you know that they didn't rule on the merits of this case. So what? Their ruling still binds the lower courts to the custody/visitation order of the Vermont court. Took you long enough. It also is in direct contradiction to your prior assertion. (I am willing to bet that you had no clue as to the grounds of the VA Supreme Court decision before I called you on it.)

With that in mind, how did Chief Justice Hassell characterize the VA Court of Appeals ruling in his concurring opinion?

And, the Vermont court followed their statutory law. The child custody has been determined and the Virginia Supreme has ruled that determination is binding in Virginia.

No, the Virginia Supreme Court never reached the merits of the case, as we already established.

[OldDeckHand]

"No, the Virginia Supreme Court never reached the merits of the case, as we already established.

Why would a Virginia court rule on the merits of a Vermont custody case? The only obligation the Virginia court has is to determine if the VT court's decision is binding. These are two separate questions.

"No, the Virginia Supreme Court never reached the merits of the case, as we already established."

The merits of the custody determination are irrelevant to whether or not that determination is binding in VA. Should I type slower, or can you keep up?