Legal Opinion
Clements v. Clements
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 24, 1962No. 3025PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Judge.
A husband appeals from a judgment awarding custody of minor children to his wife, together with maintenance and support. Our first question is whether it was proper to award custody to one spouse when both were living together, and the children with them.
The parties have been married for 19 years and at the time of trial and judgment were living in the same house with their three minor children. After having moved out of the household in September 1960 and filing the present action in October, the wife returned in December of that same year and has remained there ever since. She…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boone v. BooneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Oxley v. OxleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Bartlett v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Wolfe v. WolfeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1938
- Miller v. MillerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Schwier v. SchwierDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Mitchell v. MitchellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Coles v. ColesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- McCallum v. McCallumDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Schwier v. SchwierDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965