CONTRARY TO A POPULAR, LOCAL MISCONCEPTION, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DOES NOT LEAD THE NATION IN RATS. IN FACT, WASHINGTON, D.C. IS NOT EVEN IN THE TOP TEN AMONG CITIES. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH LEXUS?

There are more rats in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Hartford, Connecticut than there are in Washington, D.C. Those are the top five cities. Baltimore is number six. The District of Columbia is not even among the top ten!

What does that have to do with the Lexus Automobile, primarily made in Japan, although some are made in America and Canada.…  

OUR MODEL OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY IS MS. LYDIA WONDWOSSEN, A CURRENT MS. DMV

Since being crowned Ms. DMV, Lydia’s modeling career has skyrocketed. She has embellished the cover of magazines, modeled D.C. Statehood Tee Shirts and represented Kapture in the Virgin Islands. She has also emerged as one of the most sought after make-up and hair stylists in the DMV. Her formal name is Lidiya Tegegn, and she is a 24-year-old, once aspiring model, who has arrived.…  

A Child’s Choice – Does it count in divorce?

[Reprinted from September, 2016]

In the District of Columbia, the courts consider the best interests of the child as the primary factor in awarding custody, based on D.C. Code, Title 16, Chapter 9, Section 16-914.  D.C. Courts must consider a child’s custodial preference whenever it is practical to do so.  There is no minimum age when the judge must listen to a child’s opinion; some D.C.…