Gomez v. Gomez
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in its disposition of her request to achieve service by publication in a divorce proceeding by publishing in only one newspaper. Concluding that the record is inadequate, we remand the case to the trial court without prejudice to appellant’s seeking further relief there.1
Appellant seeks to divorce her husband, whose whereabouts apparently are unknown. Although she is employed, she was authorized by the trial court to proceed without prepayment of fees or costs. A motion was filed on her behalf which stated…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Ernest O. D. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Helen Harris v. Guy H. Harris, Yvonne H. Parks v. Norman E. ParksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Smith v. Executive Club, Ltd.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Gomez v. GomezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Walentyna Piatek, V Renata Anna PiatekCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2014