Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

After attending a civil court appearance this week in Virginia the defense counsel attempted to submit an order that he had dated 5 months earlier for the judge to sign. I objected and do not agree that a professional should be able to try and fabricate orders 5 months after the fact when the judge does not write the orders, take notes or even have a court reporter. I know people have the right to a speedy trial but is there also an assumption that orders would be written in an appropriate time frame? It seems unethical to try and have a judge sign an order that he can not rememebr any details on.

Any suggestion for a defense against people trying to push orders through months after the fact?


Asked on 1/08/11, 7:06 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

The only real issue (in my opinion) is whether this order faithfully reflected

the terms of what the judge ordered five months before and not the fact

that it was being submitted for entry five months after the fact.

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Answered on 1/13/11, 7:23 am


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