Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Stephenson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 3, 1966No. 3875, 3876PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge:
These are appeals from an order granting an absolute divorce to appellee-hus-band on the ground of adultery and dismissing appellant’s countercomplaint for a limited divoree on the ground of cruelty. Also before us are claims of error relating to custody, alimony and attorney’s fees.
The record shows that the parties were married in 1948 and have two children. There is no dispute that their marriage was a happy one for fourteen years but that an estrangement occurred in 1962. Appellee testified that in April or May of that year his wife began attending choir rehearsals…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Waltenberg v. WaltenbergCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1924
- Dixon v. DixonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Hagans v. HagansDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Stewart v. StewartDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1923
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Beckwith v. BeckwithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- McGehee v. MaxfieldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Lyons v. LyonsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Snyder v. SnyderDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Moore v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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