Sasson v. Shenhar, 276 Va. 611, 667 S.E.2d 555 (2008)
Oct 31, 2008OUTCOME: Approved application of the fugitive disentitlement doctrine, an equitable rule that denies the right of a party to seek relief from Virginia's courts while evading or in contempt of the court's authority.
In a case arising under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the Supreme Court of Virginia applied, for the first time, the fugitive disentitlement doctrine to di ... smiss the petitioner's appeal because he had violated several orders of the trial court, had been found to be in contempt and a warrant had been issued for his arrest.
