Legal Opinion

Crawford v. Crawford

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 7, 1961No. 2844PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

In June 1959 the court entered judgment in the wife’s suit for maintenance and support of the two minor children born of the marriage. In November of the same year an order was filed directing appellant to pay his wife’s attorney $250 as counsel fees. Thereafter, in February 1961, the wife filed a motion to increase the support for the children. At the same time her attorney filed a motion to adjudge appellant in contempt for failure to pay the balance of $200 due on the fee. At the subsequent hearing, in addition to increasing the amount of the maintenance, the court…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Berman v. BermanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Thunberg v. ThunbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. Edmonds v. EdmondsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965

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