Legal Opinion
Kemp v. Kemp
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 8, 1965No. 3521PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge:
The parties to this appeal are the parents of a seven-year-old girl. After a marital separation each sought the child’s custody. At the conclusion of a lengthy trial the court awarded custody to the father. On appeal the mother contends that the trial court was biased against her; that the custody award was not supported by the evidence; that she was denied a reasonable attorney’s fee; and that the order holding her in contempt for failing to deliver the child to appellee was erroneous.
The allegation of bias is based on the court’s disposition of several pretrial…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Coles v. ColesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Ritz v. RitzDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Coles v. ColesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
3Cited by4 opinions
- Winter v. CrowleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Turpin v. TurpinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- McGehee v. MaxfieldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Hoffman v. HoffmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965