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Marriage of Wendt and Pullen
Since award of attorney fees stemmed from administration of trust and did not involve claim against beneficiary, payment from spendthrift trust is not contingent on bad faith of the trustee. 		Family Law 3DCA May 3, 2021
Marriage of Maher and Strawn
Trial court may appropriately consider supporting spouse's payment of adult children's college expenses in determining ability to pay spousal support. 		Family Law 4DCA/1 Apr. 26, 2021
Marriage of Wang and Zhou
Trial court properly denied registration of Chinese custody orders because the Chinese judgment was stayed pending appeal. 		Family Law 6DCA Apr. 13, 2021
Marriage of Carlisle
Trial court did not lack jurisdiction to renew plaintiff's request for domestic violence restraining order against defendant. 		Family Law 3DCA Feb. 1, 2021
Marriage of Erndt and Terhorst
Trial court erred in awarding attorney fees as sanction to husband because Family Code Section 271 does not permit award of fees to self-represented party. 		Family Law 1DCA/3 Jan. 13, 2021
Marriage of Nevai and Klemunes
Trial court erred in determining community was entitled to reimbursement for property taxes and mortgage interest related to wife's separate property. 		Family Law 3DCA Dec. 31, 2020
Marriage of Wozniak
Trial court correctly concluded that acceptance of deed was required for valid transmutation to be effectuated between spouses. 		Family Law 4DCA/1 Dec. 31, 2020
Marriage of Sawyer
Family Code Section 5700.608 barred modification of child support order which was confirmed by operation of law due to husband's failure to timely challenge its registration. 		Family Law 6DCA Nov. 25, 2020
Marriage of DeSouza
Appellant's failure to disclose information about his bitcoin investments tied up in bankruptcy was a breach of his fiduciary duty to his former wife under Family Code Section 1100(e). 		Family Law 1DCA/3 Aug. 31, 2020
Marriage of Siva
Trial court had discretion to allow 'Jackson v. Jackson' credit for respondent's double-satisfaction of his child support payments. 		Family Law 1DCA/4 Aug. 27, 2020
Marriage of Ankola
Trial court erred in rescinding order awarding attorney fees because it rescinded order based on new evidence, rather than evidence presented at original proceeding. 		Family Law 6DCA Aug. 14, 2020
In re Brace
Evidence Code Section 662 does not apply when it conflicts with the Family Code Section 760 community property presumption. 		Family Law CASC Jul. 24, 2020
Marriage of Hein
Claiming a depreciation deduction on an income tax return does not require an outlay of cash, and thus, does not reduce funds available for child support. 		Family Law 5DCA Jul. 23, 2020
McCord v. Smith
Credibility determinations are the province of the trial court when determining whether substantial evidence supports issuance of a restraining order. 		Family Law 4DCA/3 Jul. 1, 2020
In re Marriage of Carolyn Mullonkal and Sithaj Kodiyamplakkil
Community should be reimbursed for community expenditures made during marriage towards wife's education loans even though wife paid for all expenses during marriage because otherwise, wife would receive windfall. 		Family Law 3DCA Jul. 1, 2020
Lak v. Lak
Garnishment five percent rule requires obligors with no income receiving SSDI payments to also satisfy the SSI resource test. 		Family Law 4DCA/3 Jun. 16, 2020
Nicole G. v. Braithwaite
Domestic Violence Prevention Act authorizes ordering restrained parties to move out of property while protected party resumes residence. 		Family Law 2DCA/8 Jun. 5, 2020
Marriage of Gutierrez
Trial courts may reasonably rely on context of proceedings to interpret orders when considering partitions and requested reimbursements. 		Family Law 2DCA/8 May 8, 2020
Marriage of Mohler
Trial court erred in increasing community's interest in property under 'Moore/Marsden' to compensate community for appellant occupying property post-separation. 		Family Law 4DCA/2 Apr. 15, 2020
Jennifer K. v. Shane K.
Domestic Violence Restraining Order correctly denied because punching refrigerator did not place appellant in reasonable apprehension of serious bodily harm. 		Family Law 1DCA/2 Apr. 9, 2020
Curcio v. Pels
Appellant's Facebook post, expressing opinions of appellee, did not rise to disturbing someone's peace under Domestic Violence Prevention Act to justify issued restraining order. 		Family Law 2DCA/3 Mar. 31, 2020
Marriage of Everard
Mutual protective order properly granted because sufficient evidence proved history of physical violence. 		Family Law 4DCA/1 Mar. 31, 2020
J.M. v. W.T.
Trial court abused its discretion in denying plaintiff's request for continuance due to spinal surgery; thus, denial of protective order was reversed. 		Family Law 2DCA/5 Mar. 27, 2020
M.G. v. Superior Court (Orange County Social Services Agency)
Welfare and Institutions Code's statutory preference towards parental reunification can only be overcome by preponderance of state's evidence showing that reunification would be detrimental. 		Family Law 4DCA/3 Mar. 18, 2020
Marriage of Grimes and Mou
Loan from former spouse's family was deemed community debt because the funds were incurred during marriage and commingled with other community assets. 		Family Law 6DCA Feb. 21, 2020
Marriage of Brewster and Clevenger
Wife did not produce 'documented evidence' to prove husband committed domestic violence against her; thus, she did not rebut presumption against ordering spousal support to spouse convicted of domestic violence. 		Family Law 6DCA Feb. 21, 2020
Marriage of Deluca
Payments are deductible from income available for support following a finding that the payment reasonably and legitimately reduces the spouse's net income available for support. 		Family Law 4DCA/1 Feb. 18, 2020
County of Los Angeles Child Support Services Dept. v. Watson
The defendant bears the burden to show he was not intentionally evading service of his child support petition; the trial court's payment reduction was improper, absent such a showing. 		Family Law 2DCA/7 Dec. 2, 2019
Marriage of Pasco
Trial court abused its discretion by basing its decision on appellant's request for an order solely on argument of counsel and respondent's unsworn statements in response to court's questions. 		Family Law 3DCA Nov. 27, 2019
Marriage of McKean
The trial court abused its discretion when it cited the changed circumstances rule to modify child custody orders after only one questionable incident of neglect. 		Family Law 4DCA/3 Nov. 12, 2019
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