JORDAN v. JORDAN

Nos. 09-FM-1152, 09-FM-1337, 10-FM-375.

14 A.3d 1136 (2011)

Elena L. JORDAN, Appellant, v. David A. JORDAN, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan S. Meier , Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP), with whom Elizabeth S. Liu , DV LEAP, and Avery E. Roselle , Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellant in appeal Nos. 09-FM-1152 and 09-FM-1337.

Kerri L. Ruttenberg , with whom Danielle M. Hohos , Washington, DC, and Joan S. Meier , DV LEAP, were on the brief, for appellant in appeal No. 10-FM-375.

Gail B. Landau , Rockville, MD, for appellee in appeal Nos. 09-FM-1152, 09-FM-1337, and 10-FM-375.

Caroline Judge Mehta , Washington, DC, Kenneth E. Noyes , and Sue Ryan , on behalf of amici curiae, New York Legal Assistance Group, InMotion, Justice for Children, Women's Justice Center at Pace University School of Law, Legal Services NYC, D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Women Empowered Against Violence, Inc., filed a brief in support of appellant in appeal No. 09-FM-1152.

Margaret J. McKinney , Kristin Henrikson , Bethesda, MD, and Samantha H. Kravitz , on behalf of amicus curiae, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, filed a brief in support of neither party in appeal No. 10-FM-375.

Before FISHER and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and PAN, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.


PAN, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia:

After an 11-year marriage, appellant Elena L. Jordan and appellee David A. Jordan divorced in May 2009. These consolidated appeals arise from the ensuing proceedings to determine custody arrangements for the parties' two daughters. Following a highly contentious custody trial that spanned nine days in July and August of 2009, the trial court awarded joint legal and physical custody to Ms. Jordan and...

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