Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 13, 1989No. 87-1259PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
The provision of adequate child support surely ranks high among the priorities of a civilized nation. Congress has acted in recognition of the need to assure appropriate action by the states and the District of Columbia. Among the required actions is the establishment of child support guidelines. In this appeal the principal issue is whether the Superior Court of the District of Columbia had the authority to establish the Child Support Guideline,1 and if so, to what extent the Guideline can be validly applied. Upon review of the relevant legislation, the Guideline and the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- American Power & Light Co. v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Edouard Legille v. C. Marshall Dann, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Coghill v. CoghillAlaska Supreme Court · 1992
- Mims v. MimsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Prost v. GreeneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- In Re Guidelines for Child Support Enf.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Galbis v. NadalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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