Legal Opinion
Butler v. Butler
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 15, 1968No. 4218PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
It is claimed in this appeal from a judgment of separate maintenance that the trial court awarded excessive maintenance and counsel fees and erred in denying appellant’s counterclaim for divorce on the ground of voluntary separation, in refusing to give full faith and credit to appellant’s Mexican divorce decree, and in failing to make written findings of fact and conclusions of law. We consider these claims in inverse order and affirm.
Rule 7 of the Domestic Relations Branch states:
In all actions tried in the Domestic Relations Branch the court shall make written…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rosenstiel v. RosenstielNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Ritz v. RitzDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- McEachnie v. McEachnieDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Boyce v. BoyceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Mary Griemsman Sears v. John C. SearsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Wolff v. WolffCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Sheridan v. SheridanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Schmittinger v. SchmittingerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- O'Meara v. O'MearaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Wood v. WoodDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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