Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B123203
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Marriage of Hubner
Guideline child support calculation must be tethered to supporting parent's actual income, even when supporting parent has extraordinary high income. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 6, 2001 | |
00-10304
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U.S. v. Gill
Under Child Support Recovery Act, restitution order properly included interest accrued on delinquent child support payments as required by state law. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 29, 2001 | |
B151279
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Adoption of Baby Boy D.
Although birth mother failed to initial one box on form, evidence showed her relinquishment was voluntary and knowing, and thus was valid. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 28, 2001 | |
25624-0
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In re Welfare of A.T.
Trial court improperly used father's prior rape conviction to terminate parental rights. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 26, 2001 | |
45213-4
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Marriage of Scanlon
Grant of increase in child support despite lack of evidence of change in circumstances is improper. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 21, 2001 | |
45264-9
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State v. Wood
Mother of child through artificial insemination is not entitled to support from former domestic partner who is not biological or adoptive parent. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 21, 2001 | |
99-0203
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Marriage of Robinson
'If, as and when' valuation was improperly applied to vested stock options in child support award. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 21, 2001 | |
00CA0372
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Marriage of Foss
Trial court may not impute 40-hour work week to mother where she is caring for special needs child. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 20, 2001 | |
00CA0997
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In re the Marriage of Parsons
Wife's remarriage does not terminate husband's maintenance obligation where separation agreement requires continued payment. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 19, 2001 | |
00CA0889
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In re the Marriage of Quintana
Financial resources of children may be considered when calculating child support obligation of parent. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 19, 2001 | |
B146018
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Vincent S., a Minor
Despite procedural error, order terminating mother's rights was harmless since father's rights were terminated in later order. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 18, 2001 | |
B136160
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In re Marriage of Duffy
No breach of fiduciary duty where there is insufficient evidence of husband's refusal to provide information about which wife did not inquire. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 12, 2001 | |
C034064
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Marriage of Wolfe
Community-funded improvement to spouse's separate property is not presumed gift and community is entitled to reimbursement. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 12, 2001 | |
25690-8-II
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Budack v. Rosenthal
Biological parent who relinquished parental rights and consented to adoption may later petition for custody of child. |
Family Law |
|
Nov. 1, 2001 | |
99-3314
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Vanover v. Cook
Plaintiff is collaterally estopped from relitigating state court determination that child support judgments had not been extinguished. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 29, 2001 | |
G028717
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Marriage of Loh
Photographs of ex-spouse's 'lifestyle' cannot justify increase in child support without tax returns. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 29, 2001 | |
01-0016
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McGovern v. McGovern
'Troxel' and state statute do not require that visitation with grandparents be left solely to discretion of parent. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 17, 2001 | |
B143566
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Marriage of Dandona
Retroactive application of statute permitting reimbursement of support overpayments is constitutional. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 16, 2001 | |
C036360
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Christina A., a Minor
Review hearing should be scheduled six months from date child entered foster care and not six months from date of dispositional hearing. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 16, 2001 | |
B142886
|
Marriage of Carlton
Court erred in assigning husband 'married filing jointly' tax status and by allocating tax deduction to husband based on new wife's mortgage. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
G024439
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Marriage of Bowen
Miscalculation of pension benefits resulted in diluted share when spouse's post-dissolution benefits were factored into division of community property assets. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
A090293
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Marriage of Destein
Court doesn't abuse discretion in imputing income from father's real estate investments and awarding child support based in part on this amount. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
H020669
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Marriage of Steinberger
Diamond ring of substantial value purchased with community funds did not become separate property gift without valid written transmutation. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 15, 2001 | |
B145321
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Marriage of Bryant
Parent awarded custody may move out of state because decision was not motivated by bad faith. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 9, 2001 | |
B143242
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In re Patricia T.
Denial of reunification services validly waived at dependency proceeding in which parent pleaded 'no contest.' |
Family Law |
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Sep. 12, 2001 | |
H022860
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Francisco G. v. Superior Court (Human Resources Agency of Santa Cruz County)
Bypass provision is applied to father whose status in prior dependency proceedings terminating parental rights to sibling, was biological or alleged father. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 12, 2001 | |
B146014
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In re Jasmine P.
Court isn't required to determine visitation rights of mother when grandmother agrees to become legal guardian of child. |
Family Law |
|
Sep. 12, 2001 | |
S090730
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Renee J. v. Superior Court (Orange County Social Services Agency)
Reunification services denied when parent previously failed at reunification with child's siblings. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 12, 2001 | |
H020650
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Marriage of Petropoulos
Court should have retroactively applied statutory amendment to determine amount of spousal support reimbursement. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 11, 2001 | |
S090699
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Montenegro v. Diaz
Court properly awarded custody based on best interests of child rather than change in circumstances. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 9, 2001 |