Legal Opinion

D.D. v. M.T.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 8, 1988No. Nos. 87-37, 87-675PublishedCited by 92 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Appellant D.D. (the mother) asks us to reverse a judgment holding her in civil *40contempt for noncompliance with a court-approved Stipulation and/or Order1 directing that the passport of her son L.T., now seven years of age, be held in escrow by her counsel until further order of court or mutual agreement of the parties. The purpose of the escrow provision was to assure that L.T. would not be taken out of the country, to the prejudice of any visitation rights of appellee M.T. (the father).

In her initial brief in this court, prior to oral argument, the mother, who has…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  4. Hormel v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949

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