Legal Opinion

Lori A. Saxon . Todd D. Zirkle and Jane Khoury and Olivia Baker

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 14, 2014No. 12-FM-69, 12-FM-235, 12-FM-386, 12-FM-560, 12-FM-971PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McLEESE, Associate Judge:

Following two bench trials, the trial court granted Ms. Saxon and Mr. Zirkle an absolute divorce, denied Ms. Saxon’s request for alimony, awarded the parties joint legal custody of their child, modified Mr. Zirkle’s child-support obligations, and imposed sanctions against Ms. Saxon and her counsel, in the form of attorney’s fees to be awarded to the District of Columbia Volunteer Lawyers Project (“DCVLP”). 1 In these appeals, Ms. Saxon challenges the trial court’s imputation of $24,000 a year in income to Ms. Saxon, for purposes of determining alimony, child support,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  2. Centennial Archaeology, Inc. v. AECOM, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
  3. McKay v. OwensIdaho Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Federal Marketing Co. v. Virginia Impression Products Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. Habib v. ThurstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986

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