Legal Opinion
Crain v. Crain
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 12, 1965No. 3644PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
The parties to this appeal were separated by judicial decree in December 1958. The court at that time awarded custody of the parties’ three children to appellee-wife. One of these children, suffering from mental retardation and epilepsy, must receive special care and is presently enrolled in a residential rehabilitation center for children with mental and emotional problems. In September 1964 appellee filed a motion which sought to transfer custody of the child to appellant-husband, alleging that she could no longer afford to keep him at the center. Although the trial…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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