Legal Opinion
Lee v. Lee
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1970No. 5050PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge.
The question presented on this appeal is whether or not it is error to award separate maintenance and support to a wife who, without just cause or excuse, left her husband. 1
The trial court found, among other things, that the wife left the marital domi cile without just cause or excuse; that since her departure the husband had not contributed to the wife’s support; and that subsequent to the desertion neither party had made any overt bona fide offer of reconciliation. She testified to an income of $240 per month and expenses of $365 per month. These finding are not…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Melvin v. MelvinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Bartlett v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Brown v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Miller v. MillerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Mozick v. MozickDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Roberson v. RobersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Lee v. LeeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Kessler v. KesslerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Atkinson v. AtkinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Randolph v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975