Legal Opinion
Dews v. Dews
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 4, 1993No. 90-FM-1494, 90-FM-1599PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
These cross-appeals arise out of a divorce proceeding involving Henrietta and Milton Dews. We must decide, first, whether the trial court abused its discretion in its division of the marital property, and second, whether the trial court erred in applying the doctrine of equitable estoppel to prevent Mr. Dews from denying the legitimacy of a child born during the marriage, even though the evidence clearly shows that he is not the child’s father. On both points we hold in Mr. Dews’ favor.
Milton Dews filed a complaint against his wife, Henrietta Dews, seeking a decree of…
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