Legal Opinion

Glass v. Diesenhof

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 5, 1961No. 2706PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant was sued by his former wife, appellee here, for the maintenance and support of two minor children born of the marriage. On April IS, 1960, following trial, the court entered an order directing appellant to pay $60 a month for the support of the children. When appellant failed to comply with the order, appellee filed a motion for contempt. At the hearing on this motion, held on July 20, appellant attempted to collaterally attack the order of April 15, contending that it was void because the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the maintenance action. The…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Valentine v. Real Estate CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
  2. Roumel v. StradleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
  3. Da Costa v. HardyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Morse v. MorseDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
  2. Wells v. WellsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976

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