Legal Opinion
Sheridan v. Sheridan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 1970No. 5143PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge, Retired:
The marital and now post-marital difficulties between these parties have been a long and drawn-out process. A “past history” of the litigation can be found in Sheridan v. Sheridan, D.C.App., 202 A.2d 653 (1964). In that case, we held that the trial court had jurisdiction to award support for the two minor children when custody was not in issue, though the children were residing outside the District of Columbia, and that a wife could not be denied maintenance solely on the ground that she was earning enough to support herself.
On remand, the Domestic Relations…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hamilton Ex Rel. Hamilton v. HamiltonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Butler v. ButlerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- O'Lea v. O'LeaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Mozick v. MozickDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Springer v. SpringerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Cooper v. CooperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Utley v. UtleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Smith v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Schmittinger v. SchmittingerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Tennyson v. TennysonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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