Legal Opinion
Clement v. Clement
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 1962No. 2860Published
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Acting Judge.
Five years after husband and wife had executed a formal separation agreement this litigation was started. The husband filed suit for divorce on the ground of five-year voluntary separation. Code 1961, 16-403. The wife filed an answer admitting the separation, asking that she be awarded a divorce on that ground, and also demanding alimony. The husband pleaded that in the separation agreement the wife had waived and released all claims for future maintenance and support. In a responsive pleading the wife alleged, inter alia, that in signing the agreement she had not acted…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Le Bert-Francis v. Le Bert-FrancisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
- Leda P. Harrison v. David S. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957