Legal Opinion
O'Meara v. O'Meara
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 9, 1976No. 7942PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:
The sub j ect of controversy on this appeal is the custody of a nine-year-old boy. The parties to the appeal were formerly husband and wife and the boy is an issue of that marriage.
On October 19, 1972, the wife, appellee herein, obtained in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia an absolute divorce from appellant on the ground of voluntary separation. In that proceeding ap-pellee sought also the custody of the child. 1 The trial court, however, reserved until August 28, 1973, disposition of the custody issue. As an interim measure, the court directed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Coles v. ColesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Dorsett v. DorsettDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Butler v. ButlerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Sheridan v. SheridanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- O'Lea v. O'LeaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Moore v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Petition of DISDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re D.R.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Cyr v. CyrSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Owen v. OwenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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