From Fairfax VA-
An ongoing legal battle between the Anglican District and Episcopal Diocese of Virginia that has already been heard by the state's highest court is once again being played out in Fairfax County, where it originally began. The opening arguments in the case began Monday in Fairfax County Circuit Court.
Six weeks have been allotted for trial in the case of seven Virginia churches that broke away from the Episcopal Church in early 2007 to join a more conservative Anglican Church.
Of the original 11 churches that broke away from the Episcopal Diocese in 2007, seven continue to fight to retain their properties, estimated to be worth as much as $40 million.
To date, both the Anglican District and Episcopal Diocese have spent in excess of $3 million each in litigation costs, according to officials on both sides of the dispute.
Last June, the Virginia Supreme Court stated that a controversial Civil War-era Virginia law called the "Division Statute" was applied incorrectly in the case by the Anglican Church.
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http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=3380
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