Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B272324
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Marriage of Berman
Where evidence suggests spouse transfers business asset in bad faith, trial court doesn't abuse discretion by refusing to lower support order |
Family Law |
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M. Flier | Sep. 28, 2017 |
C081349
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Modification: Direct Capital Corporation v. Brooks
Wife’s computer purchases for her law office are properly deemed ‘necessaries of life’ under Family Code, may be treated as community obligation. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 25, 2017 | |
B278951
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Dent v. Wolf
Elderly woman’s paternity action seeking to establish relationship with deceased putative father erroneously dismissed on standing and justiciability grounds. |
Family Law |
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M. Flier | Sep. 14, 2017 |
C081349
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Direct Capital Corporation v. Brooks
Wife’s computer purchases for her law office are properly deemed ‘necessaries of life’ under Family Code, may be treated as community obligation. |
Family Law |
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E. Duarte | Aug. 31, 2017 |
D070346
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Ed H. v. Ashley C.
Visitation properly denied to great-grandparents, where grandparent visitation statutes do not authorize great-grandparents to petition for visitation. |
Family Law |
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T. O'Rourke | Aug. 28, 2017 |
G053820
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Marriage of Mendoza and Cuellar
Ex-wife’s request to make permanent spousal support retroactive to date of filing divorce petition greatly limited by statue and properly denied. |
Family Law |
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D. Thompson | Aug. 28, 2017 |
E064236
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In re Marriage of Parker
Father unsuccessful in arguing that doctrine of laches applies to discharge child support arrears owed to county department of child support services. |
Family Law |
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D. Miller | Aug. 24, 2017 |
G053375
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County of Orange v. Cole
Sperm donor who held child out as his own unable to duck child support and designation as presumed father. |
Family Law |
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R. Fybel | Aug. 16, 2017 |
D070493
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Marriage of Florencia B. and Garcia
Putative wife’s dissolution action and nullity action do not involve the same primary rights; hence, res judicata does not bar relief in latter action. |
Family Law |
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J. Irion | Aug. 8, 2017 |
A145181
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Marriage of Kumar
In divorce proceeding, sponsored immigrant spouse has standing to enforce support obligation created by immigration form I-864 affidavit of support signed by sponsoring spouse. |
Family Law |
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M. Miller | Aug. 1, 2017 |
D071772
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In re A.C.
California court has subject matter jurisdiction over child custody case where child’s home state declines to respond to California court regarding the jurisdiction in question. |
Family Law |
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J. Haller | Jul. 25, 2017 |
B269311
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Webb v. Webb
Family Code Section 271's sanction provisions only meant to accomplish fee-shifting as between parties to litigation; non-parties may not avail themselves of the section. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 13, 2017 | |
C077206
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Stover v. Bruntz
Awarding father retroactive child care credits for time period before father filed motion to modify support violates statutory scheme and is in excess of court's jurisdiction. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 1, 2017 | |
D070495
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Marriage of Grissom
Domestic violence restraining order properly denied where applicant was initial aggressor and alleged abuser was merely defending himself from her aggressive actions. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 1, 2017 | |
E065668
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Marriage of Janes
Family court properly granted ex-wife's request for Qualified Domestic Relations Order reflecting her entitlement to gains and losses for award held in ex-husband's retirement account. |
Family Law |
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May 25, 2017 | |
A144762
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Marriage of Stupp and Schilders
When there is no pending motion for support, 'good cause' does not exist to justify order requiring wife to submit to vocational examination under Family Code Section 4331. |
Family Law |
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May 22, 2017 | |
G052947
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Marriage of Minkin
Husband's requirement to pay portion of his 'annual bonus' to ex-wife include only discretionary payment based on performance and not all payments above base pay. |
Family Law |
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May 22, 2017 | |
D070495
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Marriage of Grissom
Domestic violence restraining order properly denied where applicant was initial aggressor and alleged abuser was merely defending himself from her aggressive actions. |
Family Law |
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May 17, 2017 | |
15-1031
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Howell v. Howell
States may not order indemnification to non-military divorced spouse for reduction in military retirement pay caused by veteran's waiver of pay made to obtain disability benefits. |
Family Law |
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May 16, 2017 | |
G051784
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Gabrielle A. v. County of Orange
No contest plea entered in dependency court determined not to be entered under coercion is properly considered in subsequent civil trial challenging, among other things, jurisdiction of previous case. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 21, 2017 | |
E067122
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In re J.S.
Juvenile court erred by prohibiting mother from testifying about son's siblings at parental rights termination hearing, as statutory sibling relationship exception could have applied to proceedings. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 19, 2017 | |
C080534
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In re Marriage of Huntley
Trial court errs in denying wife's motion to adjudicate omitted community property, where court retains continuing jurisdiction even after entry of default judgment dissolving marriage. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 18, 2017 | |
B268319
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Jason P. v. Danielle S.
Court errs by considering that presumed parent would take counseling class in future in determining whether parent rebutted presumption against custody in light of past domestic violence. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 20, 2017 | |
B266621
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Y.R. v. A.F.
Family court errs in failing to explain deviation from statutory child support guideline, as child is likely entitled to more due to who parent is 'extraordinarily high income earner.' |
Family Law |
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Mar. 17, 2017 | |
E064621
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In re M.R.
Juvenile court appropriately grants presumed father status to man, despite lack of continuous living arrangement, due to strong relationship with minor. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 10, 2017 | |
H039870
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Marriage of Schleich
Award for husband's breaches of fiduciary duty under Family Code Section 1101 overturned where post-separation disclosure violations had no impact on community estate. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 9, 2017 | |
B270525
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C.M. v. M.C.
Gestational carrier unsuccessful in challenging parentage of intended father and in attacking constitutionality of surrogacy agreements in California. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 29, 2017 | |
A147220
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In re Carl H.
Court errors in deeming father 'non-offending custodial parent' as evidence shows that father's living situation put minor in presence of methadone and marijuana. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 25, 2017 | |
E064621
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In re M.R.
Juvenile court appropriately grants presumed father status to man, despite lack of continuous living arrangement, due to strong relationship with minor. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 23, 2017 | |
B267004
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Anna M. v. Jeffery E.
Trial court has discretion to not consider regular financial support provided to mother as 'income' in child support case. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 12, 2017 |