Legal Opinion

Rhodes v. Gilpin

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 27, 1970No. 5073PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KERN, Associate Judge:

Appellant and appellee were divorced in Nevada in 1951 and each subsequently remarried. In 1963 the Court of General Sessions, upon application by appellee, entered an order directing appellant to pay her $125 per month “for the support and maintenance of * * * [their two] minor children.” 1 In February 1966, one of the children became 21 and appellant halved his monthly payments to appellee for the next three months. Thereafter, he ceased making regular monthly payments. In October 1967 appellee moved the trial court to hold appellant in contempt. Appellant filed an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Delevett v. DelevettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
  2. James R. Scott v. Indiana R. ScottCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  3. Mathilda Fioravanti v. Quirino FioravantiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  4. Scott v. ScottDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
  5. Brown v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Finley v. FinleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Wood v. WoodSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  3. Steadman v. SteadmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. Brady v. BradySupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
  5. Smith v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981

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