Legal Opinion
East v. East
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 5, 1988No. 86-245PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from an order granting appellee a separation from appellant, awarding custody of the parties’ two children to appellee, and directing appellant to make child support payments to appellee through the registry of the court. Two issues are presented on appeal. Appellant challenges the trial court’s finding that a common-law marriage existed between him and appellee, and he contests the amount he is required to pay under the child support award. We hold that the finding of a common-law marriage is supported by the evidence and that the child support order…
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