Legal Opinion

Gelmi v. Gelmi

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 20, 1961No. 2712PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

The parties, husband and wife, became estranged in the fall of 1957. Some six months after their separation they executed an agreement purporting to settle their various marital rights. Of the twelve provisions, four related to the custody and maintenance of the parties’ infant daughter, then almost three years old. Paragraph 3 of the agreement committed “legal custody” of the child to appellant; paragraph 4 divided “physical custody” between the parties, eight months with appellant and the balance with appellee; and paragraph 5, the center of the present controversy,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Violet S. David v. Lester S. BlumenthalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
  2. Blumenthal v. BlumenthalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McGehee v. MaxfieldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. Travis v. BensonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976

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