Legal Opinion
Lake v. Lake
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 3, 2000No. 98-FM-909PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Bobbie C. Lake sued her husband, James H. Lake, for divorce. After a divorce trial held in 1997, the trial court entered an order granting the divorce and finalizing the distribution of property. Noting that both parties needed “to reestablish or develop careers and incomes,” the trial court order reserved Ms. Lake’s request for alimony for a later date “if the circumstances warrant[ed].” The following year, 1998, the trial court held a hearing on the issue of alimony and awarded alimony to Ms. Lake in the amount of $2,000 per month. At Mr. Lake’s request, the trial…
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- Southall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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