Legal Opinion
J.A.W. v. D.M.E.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 21, 1991No. 90-152PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This is a companion case to W.M. v. D.S.C., 591 A.2d 837, decided this day. Although the two cases involve different parties and different facts and were tried before different judges, the principal legal issue is the same in both: whether the trial court, in a paternity action, can or should award child support retroactively to the child’s birth upon a finding (or, as in this case, an admission) of paternity. We hold in both cases that the court has the power to do so, that such an award should be the rule rather than the exception, and that the burden of persuasion is…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Cobbe Ex Rel. Cobbe v. CobbeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
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