Legal Opinion
Russell v. Russell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 7, 1964No. 3508PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
At the conclusion of this divorce proceeding the mother was awarded custody of the six-year-old female child of the parties while the father was awarded custody of the male children, ages seventeen and fifteen. The sole question on appeal is whether the award of $20 each week for the support of the female child was excessive. The testimony established that the father earned approximately $62 a week.
It is settled that a father has a legal duty to provide for his children and that the measure of that duty is the chil*922dren’s needs and the father’s financial ability to pay.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schneider v. SchneiderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Payton v. PaytonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
- Bell v. BellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Butts v. ButtsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
3Cited by5 opinions
- Benvenuto v. BenvenutoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- E.R.B. v. J.H.F.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- E.R.B. v. J.H.F.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Erb v. JHFDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Russell v. RussellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964