TURNER v. NELSON

No. 3108.

186 A.2d 230 (1962)

David TURNER, Appellant, v. Madeline NELSON, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided November 28, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Lillian C. Kennedy, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Catherine U. Welch, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.


MYERS, Associate Judge.

The sole question on this appeal is whether the Domestic Relations Branch has jurisdiction over actions to provide support for minor children born out of wedlock where the natural father has acknowledged paternity. Appellant father challenges the jurisdiction and alleges that the power to fix responsibility for support of such children is solely in the Juvenile Court. Code 1961, 11-901 et seq.

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