Legal Opinion

Rachal v. Rachal

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 21, 1985No. 81-1615PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from an order granting a divorce to the wife on the ground of separation for more than one year,1 denying the husband’s claim for a limited divorce on the ground of adultery,2 awarding custody of the parties’ two children to the wife, with visitation rights to the husband, and making various dispositions of money and property. Only two issues merit discussion here: whether the court erred in dismissing, with prejudice, the husband’s claim for a declaratory judgment that he was not Alan Rachal’s father, and whether the award of attorney’s fees to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ritz v. RitzDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
  2. Cutchember v. PayneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Lyons v. LyonsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. Rachal v. RachalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Synanon Foundation, Inc. v. BernsteinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Steadman v. SteadmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Tydings v. TydingsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Sanders v. SandersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. King v. KingDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990

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