Legal Opinion
Duffy v. Duffy
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 25, 2005No. 04-FM-197PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Appellant challenges the trial court’s enforcement of the parties’ separation agreement as part of its Judgment of Absolute Divorce. The trial court found that the agreement, which was contained in a letter signed by both parties, was complete and unambiguous on its face, and that the parties had demonstrated an intention to be bound by it. Consequently, the trial court found that the agreement is an enforceable contract, and required appellant to provide appellee with an accounting of the child support that was in arrears under the terms of the separation agreement, pay…
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