Legal Opinion

Crater v. Oliver

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 14, 2019No. 17-FM-871PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Associate Judge:

The parties in this case, Jeffrey Crater and Martha Oliver, were divorced in 2011, with the Superior Court merging into the divorce decree a Term Sheet negotiated by the parties. In 2015, after Mr. Crater was involuntarily terminated from his job as a lobbyist, he moved in March of that year to modify the alimony amount ($ 5,000 per *583 month) that the divorce decree required him to pay Ms. Oliver in accordance with the Term Sheet. See Crater v. Oliver , No. 16-FM-1256, Mem. Op. & J. at (D.C. May 22, 2018) (the "May 2018 MOJ"). Ruling on the motion to modify and citing…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Leftwich v. LeftwichDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. In re DolanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001
  4. Lasché v. LevinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. Araya v. KeletaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013

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