Legal Opinion

Simonds v. Simonds

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 25, 1946No. 9108PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court directing the defendant, appellant here, to pay $100 per month to his minor daughter, appellee here, for her support. The order also provided that appellant should pay a $350 counsel fee to the child’s attorney.

The record discloses that appellant and his wife were divorced in Connecticut in 1931. Appellant made no appearance in that proceeding; custody of the child went to the mother and no provision was made for her maintenance. Between 1931 and 1944 the mother arranged for the child to live at various places,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Yarborough v. YarboroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Delaware, L. & W. R. v. PetrowskyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
  3. Schneider v. SchneiderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  4. Bjornquist v. Boston & A. R.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1918
  5. Yost v. YostCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Davis Ex Rel. Grant v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
  2. Mims v. MimsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Loeb v. LoebSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
  4. Cohen v. MarkelCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1955
  5. Paine v. PaineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970

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