Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Nelson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 1988No. 86-1578PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Melonie Nelson is the adult mentally retarded child of Charles and Marie Nelson, her divorced parents. The Superior Court, upon entering an absolute divorce in 1974, ordered Mr. Nelson to pay $100 per month in child support. When Melonie reached the age of twenty-one in 1985, Mr. Nelson announced his intention to cease paying child support, arguing that by statute a parent’s legal duty to support his or her child terminates when the child reaches the age of majority. In this opinion, we consider the important question whether, as the trial court concluded, there exists…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Wells v. . WellsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
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3Cited by28 opinions
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