Legal Opinion
Angela Fuller v. Gerald Fuller
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 2, 1969No. 22573PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held in this litigation that a husband who is neither the natural nor the adoptive father of his wife’s prenuptial child has no duty to support the child after the marriage is dissolved by divorce. 1 Petitioner, the mother, seeks leave to appeal. On the basis of the court’s narrow holding, examined in this opinion, we deny her petition.
In reaching its conclusion, the Court of Appeals rejected several arguments which, if accepted, would have developed an obligation to support. It ruled that there was no enforceable express oral agreement which…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Fuller v. FullerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Peters v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- Prager v. Smith Ex Rel. PragerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Harrington v. HarringtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Pope v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- In Re the Marriage of CarneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Martin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- In re G.H.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Dews v. DewsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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