Legal Opinion
Gaissert v. Gaissert
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 1961No. 2824PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from the granting of summary judgment in an action filed in the Civil Division of the Municipal Court by appellee claiming support arrearages for herself and son under a written separation agreement. Although not raised by the parties, we regard the primary question as being whether the case was filed in the appropriate branch of the Municipal Court.
The Act of April 11, 1956,1 creating the Domestic Relations Branch of the Municipal Court, gave it “exclusive jurisdiction over all * * * civil actions to enforce support of minor children; civil actions to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ellen L. Thomason v. William R. ThomasonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Hitchcock v. ThomasonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
3Cited by6 opinions
- Amidon v. AmidonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Travis v. BensonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Frances C. Den v. Alfred A. J. DenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Phelps v. WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Rodenberg v. RodenbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
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