Legal Opinion
Cyrus v. Mondesir
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 7, 1986No. 85-547PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
This case presents the question whether the trial court has the authority to award child support retroactively to the date a support petition was served upon a man ultimately adjudicated the father, where the child was born out of wedlock. We hold that the trial court can order such retroactive child support, and affirm.
Appellee Doreen Mondesir initiated a Uniform Reciprocal Support Action (URE-SA) in New York state by filing a petition on June 8, 1983. 1 The petition alleged that Mondesir and appellant Stanley Cyrus, a District of Columbia resident, had a sexual…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pickett v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- District of Columbia Ex Rel. W.J.D. v. E.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Benvenuto v. BenvenutoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Trezevant v. TrezevantDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Schlecht v. SchlechtDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State, Department of Health & Human Resources Ex Rel. Robert Michael B. v. Robert Morris N.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Towne v. TowneSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- W.M. v. D.S.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- J.A.W. v. D.M.E.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division Ex Rel. Hawthorne v. RiosAlaska Supreme Court · 1997
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