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Morgan v. Foretich
District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1988) | 546 A.2d 407; 1988 D.C. App. LEXIS 133; 1988 WL 82653
TL;DR: A mother was held in contempt and jailed for refusing court-ordered visitation with the child's father, whom she accused of sexual abuse. The appellate court affirmed, holding that a parent's belief of potential harm does not legally excuse violating a direct court order.
Legal Significance: Establishes that a parent's subjective belief of harm to a child, even if arguably reasonable, does not create a defense of necessity to excuse violating a specific court-ordered visitation schedule, reinforcing the primacy of judicial orders in custody disputes.