Legal Opinion
Mayo v. Mayo
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 1986No. 84-1204PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Associate Judge:
To decide this appeal, we must determine whether the twelve-year time period contained in D.C. Code § 15-101 (1981) is a limitation on the jurisdiction of the Superi- or Court or whether it constitutes a statute of limitation. 1 We conclude that it is a statute of limitation; we reverse the trial court’s ruling to the contrary.
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Factual Background
On August 3, 1963, the trial court entered an order in a support and maintenance action brought by Shirley Mayo against her husband, Lee Mayo; he was ordered to pay her $50 per week support and maintenance. He was sporadic in…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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