Stephenson v. Stephenson’s Empirical Analysis
1957
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 1970
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on District of Columbia v. Murphy · Sweeney v. District of Columbia · McCampbell v. Warrich Corp. · Beedy v. District of Columbia · Rogers v. Rogers
Most-quoted passages
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“Code 1951, § 16-401, provides: “No decree of nullity of marriage or divorce shall be rendered in favor of anyone who has not been a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia for at least one year next before the application therefor, and no divorce shall be decreed in favor of any person who’ has not been a bona fide resident of said District for at least two years next before the application therefor for any cause which, shall have occurred out of said District and prior to residence therein.” (Emphasis supplied.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Jones v. Jones
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