Legal Opinion
Joel v. Joel
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 14, 1989No. 87-1034PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
The trial court awarded Mr. Joel an absolute divorce on the ground of separation for a full year. The court also divided the marital assets and awarded Mrs. Joel alimony and attorney’s fees. Mrs. Joel filed this appeal, arguing the trial court abused its discretion (1) in awarding alimony that was to be reduced automatically upon the happening of certain events and (2) in dividing the marital assets. We agree that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding alimony subject to automatic reduction based on specified, future occurrences; that approach (which…
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- Wright v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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