SANFORD K. AIN
District of Columbia

KRAMER v. KRAMER, 1996 Daily Wash. L. Rptr. 1205 (March 13, 1996)

Overview: Wife awarded $831,000 in legal fees and expenses during the pendency of divorce case, where Husband had no assets in his name, yet he used and controlled various trusts, corporations, and offshore entities containing millions of dollars and had engaged in oppressive and burdensome tactics to frustrate Wife's discovery and access to information.

KREUZ v. KREUZ, 354 A.2d 867 (DC 1976)

Overview: Trial court properly awarded wife alimony pendente lite without considering the merits where the divorce complaint stated a cause of action and was filed in good faith.

HAMEL v. HAMEL, 489 A.2d 471 (DC 1985)

Overview: The lower court did not abuse its discretion by ordering a non-custodial parent to meet with a court-designated psychiatrist before setting a visitation schedule, nor did the lower court improperly delegate responsibility to determine visitation.

EAST v. EAST, 536 A.2d 1103 (DC 1987)

Overview: Where there was evidence on both sides of issue of whether there was common-law marriage between parties to separation action, trial court's finding of such marriage was not disturbed. Trial court had broad discretion in reconsidering child support.

SANFORD K. AIN
Virginia

SCOTT v. RUTHERFOORD, 30 Va. App. 176 (1999)

Overview: The circuit court, as the divorce court, did not err in amending a final order more than 21 days after its entry, because the divorce court had continuing jurisdiction to revise its decrees concerning the custody and maintenance of minor children.

SANFORD K. AIN
Maryland

MELROD v. MELROD, 83 Md. App. 180 (1990)

Overview: Monetary, alimony, and counsel fees awards in a final divorce order were improper when the trial court misconstrued Maryland law in classifying property as marital or non-marital and abused its discretion in valuing the property.