Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Johnson

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 10, 1974No. 7759PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Associate Judge:

The simple facts of this appeal are that upon appropriate motion appellant, a welfare recipient, was allowed by the trial court to proceed in forma pauperis in her attempt to secure a divorce based upon a voluntary separation for one year without cohabitation.1 Later, when she was unable to effect service of the summons and complaint upon her husband, who had disappeared, appellant filed a “motion to reduce publication requirement to one newspaper.” She said in her motion that she would be unable to raise the amount necessary to pay the cost of publication in the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Thompson v. ThompsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Helen Harris v. Guy H. Harris, Yvonne H. Parks v. Norman E. ParksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  4. Deason v. DeasonNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. Hart v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1971

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bearstop v. BearstopDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. Gomez v. GomezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Gomez v. GomezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Gomez v. GomezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974

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