Legal Opinion
Bell v. Bell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 19, 1963No. 3177PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
The wife sued her husband for a limited divorce on the ground of cruelty and sought custody of, and support for, the two minor children of the parties. Following trial, the court entered an order denying the limited divorce but granted the wife custody of the children and directed the husband pay $250 a month for their support. Appellant contends that the court abused its discretion in arbitrarily fixing such an amount.
We have reviewed the stenographic transcript and while the amount of support for the children was a generous one, we cannot say it was an abuse of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Butts v. ButtsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Russell v. RussellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Russell v. RussellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Sheridan v. SheridanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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