Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Johnson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 6, 1970No. 5053PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge:
Appellant (the mother) brought this action in the Domestic Relations Branch of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions against appellee (the putative father) for support and maintenance of her minor child. The putative father was personally served with process but did not answer, and a default was entered against him. Following a hearing for ex parte proof, the trial court dismissed the mother’s complaint because it found
* * * that the [mother] and [putative father] were never married and [the mother] failed to establish by competent evidence that the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Anderson v. GallmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Charles Johnson v. Elliott JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Drew v. DrewDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
3Cited by5 opinions
- Miranda v. ContrerasDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Lockhart v. CadeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Sabrina D. v. Thomas W.New York Family Court · 1981
- Taylor v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- United States v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001