Legal Opinion
Gamble v. Gamble
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 7, 1969No. 4771PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether a Maryland alimony and child support decree, which is subject to retroactive modification or cancellation, 1 is to be afforded full faith and credit under U.S.Const, art. IV, § 1, as a final judgment. The trial court dismissed the complaint filed on the Maryland decree for the announced reason that its potentially fluid character removed it from the scope of art. IV, § 1, supra,.
The law is clear that where such a decree is subject to retroactive modification or cancellation it is not final within the meaning of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Day v. DayNevada Supreme Court · 1966
- Kinney v. KinneyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Brown v. BrownDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
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