Legal Opinion
Burnette v. Void
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 15, 1986No. 84-1430PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court denying appellant’s motion for an increase in child support. The only issue for us to decide is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion on the ground that appellant did not come into a court of equity with clean hands. 1 We hold that the absence of clean hands on the part of a custodial parent is not a bar to a request by her, 2 on behalf of her minor child, for a court-ordered increase in child support.
Appellant, acting on behalf of her nine-year-old son, filed a motion in the Superior…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Heflinger v. HeflingerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
- Hamilton Ex Rel. Hamilton v. HamiltonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Simmons v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
- Williams v. WilliamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Bartlett v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Slater v. BiehlDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Hamel v. HamelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Lasché v. LevinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- Graham v. GrahamDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- J.A.W. v. D.M.E.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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