Legal Opinion
Paine v. Paine
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 1970No. 4916PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether the Domestic Relations Branch of the trial court has jurisdiction to order a father to pay his divorced wife a sum of money to reimburse her in part or in full for counsel fees expended by her in contesting his actions respecting the custody of their minor children previously awarded to her in a divorce decree in another jurisdiction. The facts giving rise to this question are as follows.
The parties were divorced in Florida in 1959 and the divorce decree confirmed a separation agreement giving custody of the two children to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carter v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1929
- Schwartz v. JacobCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Maschauer v. DownsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Simonds v. SimondsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Paine v. PaineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Moore v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- E.R.B. v. J.H.F.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Martin v. TateDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Dole v. HarstadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Eisenberg v. EisenbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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