Legal Opinion
DeMontmorin v. DuPont
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1984No. 83-1329PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
Appellant contends the trial court abused its discretion in granting appellee’s motion to dismiss her petition for support under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Upon review of the record we hold that the trial court abused its discretion; we therefore reverse the trial court’s order and remand the case for reinstatement of appellant’s support petition.
I
The parties, Nicole DuPont DeMontmo-rin (hereinafter appellant) and Edmund DuPont (hereinafter appellee) were divorced by decree in the District of Columbia on February 6, 1979. The divorce decree ratified and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Fowler v. A & A Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Cohane v. Arpeja-California, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Frost v. PEOPLES DRUG STORE, INCORPORATEDDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Carr v. Bio-Medical Applications of Washington, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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