Legal Opinion

Foley v. Foley

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 14, 1975No. 6912PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Associate Judge:

In this appeal from an order of the trial court adjudging appellant in contempt for his refusal to make full payment of maintenance and child support and from a court’s separate refusal to credit appellant with certain sums paid in previous years against the amount of the arrearages, appellant claims, inter alia, that he cannot be held in contempt because he has not violated the terms of a valid and existing court order. In support of his contention appellant argues that the maintenance order awarding his then wife $600 per month support and $150 per month child support…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Kephart v. KephartCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
  2. Alves v. AlvesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
  3. Fischer v. FischerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  4. Mumma v. MummaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. Davis v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. District of Columbia Ex Rel. W.J.D. v. E.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Araya v. KeletaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Wright v. WrightDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. McNeil v. ReynoldsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990

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