Legal Opinion
Skiff v. Skiff
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 20, 1971No. 5578PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
The parties to this appeal were married, each for the first time, in Washington, D. C. in 1950. They have no children. In 1969 they separated and the husband obtained a divorce, ex parte, in Florida. While the husband’s divorce suit was pending there the wife commenced an action for separate maintenance in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions. The husband was personally served and defended in that action. The trial court, after hearing testimony by the parties and their witnesses, entered findings that:
The separation was not caused by any misconduct on the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Payton v. PaytonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
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