DUGUMA v. AYALEW

No. 15-FM-92.

145 A.3d 517 (2016)

Martha DUGUMA, Appellant, v. Balehager AYALEW, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Freiman Fishberg for appellant.

Alan B. Soschin for appellee.

Before GLICKMAN and THOMPSON, Associate Judges, and REID, Senior Judge.


This is Martha Duguma's appeal from the trial court's order awarding sole physical custody of her three minor children to their father, Balehager Ayalew. Appellant raises three issues on appeal. First, she argues that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant her counsel's request for a continuance when she failed to appear...

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