Legal Opinion
Tydings v. Tydings
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 1975No. 9814PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s motion to modify the alimony provisions of an outstanding divorce decree. D.C. Code 1973, § 16-914. The only issue raised on appeal is whether the lower court erred in refusing to decrease appellant’s weekly alimony obligation. We affirm.
Appellant and appellee were divorced on August 24, 1967, after some twenty-seven years of marriage. .The divorce decree directed the payment by appellant of $60 per week alimony.
In December of 1974, appellant sought to reduce the amount of his alimony obligation, citing a change in his financial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lambert v. LambertWashington Supreme Court · 1965
- Hamilton Ex Rel. Hamilton v. HamiltonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Crosby v. CrosbySupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Mazon v. MazonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Dawson v. DawsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Ellis v. EllisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Burnette v. VoidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Freeman v. FreemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Hamel v. HamelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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