Anderson v. Anderson

Appellee was granted an absolute divorce from appellant on the ground of separation for one year without cohabitation. The issues on appeal are whether the court erred in distributing the parties’ Maryland property in accordance with District of Columbia law rather than in accordance with Maryland law, in denying alimony and attorney fees to appellant and in failing to divide appellee’s District of Columbia property. We affirm as to the latter two issues but reverse as to the choice of law.

The parties to this appeal were married in the District of Columbia in 1952. They immediately moved to…