[DOWNLOAD] "Carol Jean Hartley v. Steven Frank Ungvari" by Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Carol Jean Hartley v. Steven Frank Ungvari
- Author : Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Release Date : January 13, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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1. Under the provisions of W.Va. Code, 48-2-15 [1980], where a divorce is granted upon constructive service of process and the divorce order grants custody of a child but makes no further provision for the support of that child, the custodial parent may maintain an action against the noncustodial parent, upon obtaining personal jurisdiction thereof, for reimbursement of reasonable past support expenditures furnished to the child by the custodial parent since the divorce unless, because of circumstances, the custodial parent is estopped from asserting the action. 2. Where a party knows his rights or is cognizant of his interest in a particular subject-matter, but takes no steps to enforce the same until the condition of the other party has, in good faith, become so changed, that he cannot be restored to his former state if the right be then enforced, delay becomes inequitable, and operates as an estoppel against the assertion of the right. This disadvantage may come from death of parties, loss of evidence, change of title or condition of the subject-matter, intervention of equities, or other causes. When a court of equity sees negligence on one side and injury therefrom on the other, it is a ground for denial of relief.' Syllabus Point 3, Carter v. Price, 85 W.Va. 744, 102 S.E. 685 (1920); Syllabus Point 2, Mundy v. Arcuri, 165 W.Va. 128, 267 S.E.2d 454 (1980). Syl. pt. 5, Laurie v. Thomas, W.Va. , 294 S.E.2d 78 (1982).