Legal Opinion · Dissent

Rzeszotarski v. Rzeszotarski

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 31, 1972No. 5901, 6122Published

1DissentFickling, Associate Judge

(dissenting) :

It is clear from this record that the trial court abused its discretion when it granted the husband a divorce on the ground of voluntary separation and awarded him custody of the child, therefore, I dissent from Parts II and IV of the majority opinion.

The husband entered the United States from Poland in January 1967 under a cultural-scientific exchange program for two years. Within a few months he began an adulterous relationship with a married woman with whom he lived up to the date of trial of this case when the trial court ordered them to separate. The wife, living in Poland,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Boone v. BooneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  2. Coles v. ColesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
  3. Wells v. WellsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1897
  4. Dorsett v. DorsettDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. Dixon v. DixonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963

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