Legal Opinion

Martin v. Tate

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 13, 1985No. 83-663, 83-718PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

In this child custody and support ease, appellant presents several challenges to the trial court’s award of $3,135 in attorney’s fees to appellee. Only one of his arguments has merit. We reverse that portion of the award which grants $650 to appellee for the services of her North Carolina attorney, and we remand the case to the trial court for clarification or correction of an apparent typographical error in the court’s order. In all other respects, however, we affirm the judgment.

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In the fall of 1971 appellant and appellee became romantically involved. Shortly…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Moore v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Cahn v. Antioch UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Bazemore v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. In re S.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Habib v. ThurstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Miller v. WilfongNevada Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Link v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. In re B.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990

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