Case Studies

Case Studies:
Family Law Appellate Cases

For close to 40 years, I had the privilege of representing clients on a wide range of family-law issues in the California Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court. In those years, approximately 30 of my cases were published, helping to mold California family law.

The published cases are listed below. Please click on a case-link to access further details or look up the case by its noted official citation.

Custody

Parental Rights

Kristine H. v Lisa R. (2005)
37 Cal.4th 156

Jurisdiction

W.M. v. V.A. (2018)
30 Cal.App.5th 64

International and Interstate Relocations

J.M. v G.H. (2014)
228 Cal.App.4th 925

Marriage of Abargil (2003)
106 Cal.App.4th 1294

Marriage of Battenburg (1994)
28 Cal.App.4th 1338

Confidentiality of Custody Evaluations

Marriage of Anka and Yeager (2019)
31 Cal.App.5th 1115

Juvenile Dependency

In re Christiano S. (1997)
58 Cal.App.4th 1424

In re Nemis M. (1996)
50 Cal.App.4th 1344

In re T.S. (2020)
52 Cal.App.5th 503

Impact of A.D.A. (Americans with Disabilities Act) on Civil Litigation

Marriage of James and Christine C. (2008)
158 Cal.App.4th 1261

Property

Marital Fiduciary Duty

Marriage of Brewer and Federici (2001)
93 Cal.App.4th 1334

Marriage of Duffy (2001)
91 Cal.App.4th 923

Marriage of Feldman (2007)
153 Cal.App.4th 1470

Characterization and Transmutations

Marriage of Balcof (2006)
141 Cal.App.4th 1509

Marriage of Begian and Sarajian (2018)
31 Cal.App.5th 506

Marriage of Hargrave (1995)
36 Cal.App.4th 1313

Marriage of Nassimi (2016)
3 Cal.App.5th 667

Marriage of Stephenson (1984)
162 Cal.App.3d 1057

Pre-Marital Agreements

Marriage of Turfe (2018)
23 Cal.App.5th 1118

Bankruptcy

Marriage of Gioia (2004)
119 Cal.App.4th 272

Requirements
for a Valid Marriage

Marriage of Left (2012)
208 Cal.App.4th 1137

Support

Spousal Support

Marriage of Gavron (1988)
203 Cal.App.3d 705

Marriage of Pekar (1985)
173 Cal.App.3d 367

Marriage of Reynolds (1998)
63 Cal.App.4th 1373

Child Support

Marriage of Hubner (2001)
94 Cal.App.4th 175

Marriage of Usher (2016)
6 Cal.App.5th 347

Marriage of Williamson (2014)
226 Cal.App.4th 1303

Domestic Violence

Jurisdiction

Marriage of Gruen (2011)
191 Cal.App.4th 627

Marriage of Lin (2014)
225 Cal.App.4th 471

Grounds for Granting Restraining Orders

S.M. v E.P. (2010)
184 Cal.App.4th 1249

Attorney's Fees

In re Lisi (1995)
39 Cal.App.4th 1573

Marriage of Niklas (1989)
211 Cal.App.3d 28

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