Title: Wills v. Wills (ORDER)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 210318
State: Virginia
Issuer: Virginia Supreme Court
Date: April 7, 2022

VIRGINIA: 
 
 
In the Supreme Court of Virginia held at the Supreme Court Building in the 
City of Richmond on Thursday the 7th day of April, 2022. 
 
Present: Goodwyn, C.J., Mims, Powell, Kelsey, McCullough and Chafin, JJ., and Millette, S.J. 
 
Lisa J. Wills,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appellant, 
 
 against 
Record No. 210318 
 
 
Court of Appeals Nos. 0117-20-4 and 0144-20-4 
 
 
W. Neil Wills,  
 
 
Appellee. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Upon an appeal from a judgment 
rendered by the Court of Appeals of 
Virginia. 
 
 
Upon consideration of the record, briefs, and argument of counsel, the Court is of the 
opinion that there is no reversible error in the judgment of the Court of Appeals.  Accordingly, 
the Court affirms the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the reasons stated in Wills v. Wills, 72 
Va. App. 743 (2021).* 
 
This order shall be published in the Virginia Reports and certified to the Court of Appeals 
of Virginia and the Circuit Court of Arlington County. 
 
 
 
 
                A Copy, 
 
 
 
 
          
                    Teste: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Clerk 
 
 
 
* In affirming the decision of the Court of Appeals as to the second assignment of error, 
the Court notes that the trial court’s award of prejudgment interest was based on its erroneous 
application of Code §§ 20-60.3(14) and -78.2.  Therefore, the Court’s affirmance of the Court of 
Appeals’ decision is limited to its determination that retroactive child support is not synonymous 
with an “arrearage” requiring an award of prejudgment interest under Code § 20-78.2.  The 
Court takes no position regarding whether prejudgment interest could be awarded as part of a 
retroactive child support award under Code § 8.01-382.