Stephen R. Preston v. Roberta Marie Preston ( 2005 )


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  •                                COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
    Present: Judges Bumgardner, Kelsey and Senior Judge Hodges
    STEPHEN R. PRESTON
    MEMORANDUM OPINION*
    v.     Record No. 1121-05-4                                         PER CURIAM
    DECEMBER 13, 2005
    ROBERTA MARIE PRESTON
    FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
    John E. Kloch, Judge
    (J. W. Nesari; Robin Cole; Law Offices of J. W. Nesari, LLC, on
    briefs), for appellant.
    (Roberta Marie Preston, pro se, on brief).
    Appellant appeals from the final decree of divorce entered by the trial court. Appellant
    contends the trial court erred in making a child support award because the award was calculated
    using “out of date income” for appellant and without review of appellee’s income figures.
    While the record shows appellant’s general objection to the trial court’s ruling, it does not
    show appellant made either of these arguments to the trial court. “No ruling of the trial court . . .
    will be considered as a basis for reversal unless the objection was stated together with the
    grounds therefor at the time of the ruling, except for good cause shown or to enable the Court of
    Appeals to attain the ends of justice.” Rule 5A:18. Appellant has offered no argument why we
    should invoke the “good cause” exception.
    Although Rule 5A:18 allows exceptions for good cause or
    to meet the ends of justice, appellant does not argue that we should
    invoke these exceptions. See e.g., Redman v. Commonwealth, 
    25 Va. App. 215
    , 221, 
    487 S.E.2d 269
    , 272 (1997) (“In order to avail
    *
    Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.
    oneself of the exception, a defendant must affirmatively show that a
    miscarriage of justice has occurred, not that a miscarriage might
    have occurred.” (emphasis added)). We will not consider, sua
    sponte, a “miscarriage of justice” argument under Rule 5A:18.
    Edwards v. Commonwealth, 
    41 Va. App. 752
    , 761, 
    589 S.E.2d 444
    , 448 (2003) (en banc).
    Furthermore, we are unable to address appellant’s argument because the income
    information appellant claims was refused by the trial court is not included in the record. “The
    burden is upon the appellant to provide us with a record which substantiates the claim of error.
    In the absence thereof, we will not consider the point.” Jenkins v. Winchester Dep’t of Soc.
    Servs., 
    12 Va. App. 1178
    , 1185, 
    409 S.E.2d 16
    , 20 (1991).
    Accordingly, we summarily affirm the decision of the trial court. See Rule 5A:27.
    Affirmed.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 1121054

Filed Date: 12/13/2005

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/30/2014