Timothy R. Ranney v. Carol M. Ranney

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
Present: 	Judges Humphreys, Felton and Senior Judge Annunziata∗
Argued at Alexandria, Virginia
TIMOTHY R. RANNEY
MEMORANDUM OPINION** BY
v. 	Record No. 1051-04-4 	JUDGE ROBERT J. HUMPHREYS
FEBRUARY 1, 2005
CAROL M. RANNEY
FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY
Arthur B. Vieregg, Judge
Raymond D. Battocchi (Gabeler Battocchi Griggs & Powell, PLLC,
on briefs), for appellant.
Paula W. Rank (Byrd Mische, P.C., on brief), for appellee.
Appellant Timothy R. Ranney (“husband”) has appealed an equitable distribution award
entered by the trial court pursuant to his no-fault divorce from appellee Carol M. Ranney
(“wife”). In his appeal, husband raises the sole issue of whether the trial court abused its
discretion by failing to “eliminate[] or drastically reduce[] the equitable award to the wife
because she induced the marriage, and all of its financial benefits, by fraud.”
For the reasons set forth in Ranney v. Ranney, Record No. 0979-04-4 (2004), this day
decided, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Affirmed.
∗ Judge Annunziata participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior to the
effective date of her retirement on December 31, 2004 and thereafter by her designation as a
senior judge pursuant to Code § 17.1-401.
** Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication. Moreover,
as this opinion has no precedential value, we recite only those facts necessary to our holding.