Legal Opinion

Williams v. Williams

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 30, 1977No. 10354PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant seeks to have overturned a judgment granting appellee an absolute divorce on the ground of voluntary separation for more than one year without cohabitation pursuant to D.C.Code 1973, § 16-904, and dismissing appellant’s counterclaim for an absolute divorce on the ground of adultery. Appellant contends that several errors were made in the court below, but we *669need deal with only two of the assignments of error.1

Appellant maintains that the lower court lacked jurisdiction to enter a decree of divorce because neither party had been a resident of the District of Columbia for one year at…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. York & York Construction Co. v. AlexanderDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. Springer v. SpringerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. Bondurant v. BondurantDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. Fox v. SUPERIOR COURT, IN & FOR COUNTY OF MARICOPACourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1974

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Davis v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Abulqasim v. MahmoudDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. Moore v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Davis v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995

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