BLISS v. BLISS

Nos. 97-FM-701, 97-FM-1019.

733 A.2d 954 (1999)

Daniel I. BLISS, Appellant, v. Elena T. BLISS, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan B. Soschin, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Mary S. Pence, with whom Pamela B. Forbes, Washington, DC, and Garrett L. Lee, Boston, MA, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FARRELL and RUIZ, Associate Judges, and RETCHIN, Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.


RUIZ, Associate Judge.

Daniel Bliss appeals from a judgment enforcing a Russian custody order, awarding sole custody of the parties' son, Nikita, to the mother, Elena Bliss. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in its determination that he had been afforded procedural due process in the Russian court. In addition, appellant contests the trial court's subsequent order awarding attorney's fees to Ms. Bliss under D.C.Code § 16-4515(d) (1997), asserting that...

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