442 A.2d 139
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 5, 1982
District of Columbia Court of Appeals · decided 1982-02-05
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Decided 1982-02-05
Cited by 29 later decisions — most recently January 2026 · most notably Appeal of H.R. (1990), 200 N.J. Super. 372 - Wadlow v. Wadlow (1985)
29 state decisions
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¶1concurring:
¶2I join in Judge HARRIS’ opinion for the court but write separately to clarify that, although the wife must have free choice as to whether she “will, or will not, sign a joint tax return with the husband,” ante at 146, the court is entitled to rely on her decision in making its award; and if she were to choose to sign a joint return but later changed her mind, the husband would be entitled to seek modification of the award.