Legal Opinion

Jones v. Jones

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 6, 1970No. 4850PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from an award of custody of two minor children to the appellee-wife and a maintenance order on her behalf. The appeal also is from an order requiring the husband to support these two children and a third child who is an emancipated adult. Appellant had filed a separate action for absolute divorce grounded on constructive desertion or, alternatively, on voluntary separation. In granting judgment for the wife, the husband’s action was dismissed and he also appeals from this dismissal. The dismissal was, in reality, based on a trial finding against the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Alves v. AlvesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
  2. Violet S. David v. Lester S. BlumenthalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
  3. Jackson v. JacksonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
  4. Blumenthal v. BlumenthalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
  5. Bloedorn v. BloedornCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Nelson v. NelsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Spence v. SpenceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970

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