Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Dawson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 1963No. 3216PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
The question presented here is whether there was an abuse of discretion by the trial judge in the amount he awarded to appellee wife for maintenance and support for herself and five minor children. Appellant husband complains the amount was excessive and not commensurate with his ability to pay.
Even though an award may appear to this court to be over-generous or somewhat meagre, this does not constitute grounds for reversal 1 and a judgment will not be disturbed except upon a clear showing of abuse of the broad discretion vested in the trial judge in matters of support. 2 We find no such…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Leibel v. LeibelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Rutherford v. RutherfordDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
3Cited by12 opinions
- Hamilton Ex Rel. Hamilton v. HamiltonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- McEachnie v. McEachnieDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Rzeszotarski v. RzeszotarskiDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Benvenuto v. BenvenutoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Smith v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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