In this marital dissolution case, appellant Clark Woolsey persuaded respondent Anna Woolsey to participate in a church-sponsored reconciliation session that turned into a mediation1 of issues regarding division of property, support, and custody of their two children. The mediation resulted in a marital settlement agreement that divided the community property, permanently waived Anna‘s2 entit

In this case, an insured filed a bad faith action against its insurer in the Los Angeles Superior Court. After spending a substantial amount of time litigating the case in the superior court, the parties stipulated to have their disputes resolved through binding arbitration. The terms of the stipulation were placed on the record, and the superior court retained jurisdiction, requiring the parties

Satya V. Reddi appeals from the order dismissing his complaint against the law firm of Hughes & Hughes and 19 individual attorneys,1 after the trial court granted a special motion to strike the complaint as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (anti-SLAPP motion). (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.)2 Hughes & Hughes represented Satya’s former wife Lakshmi Reddi in their dissolution

Trenton, N.J. The Supreme Court of New Jersey upheld a superior court order that gay weddings must start Monday and denied a request by New Jersey Governor Chris Christi's to stay the implementation of same sex marriage in New Jersey.

The Court rejected all of the arguments made by New Jersey, concluding that same-sex couples who cannot marry are not treated equally under the law.

2 Father in this dissolution case appeals a supplemental judgment modifying
3 child support. ORS 107.135(1)(a). The trial court, in that judgment, ordered mother to
4 pay child support in the amount of $327 per month. Father asserts that the trial court
5 improperly failed to "impute income to mother in an amount consistent with that monthly
6 income she voluntarily left." In parti

The United States of America charged Mark Dee Gragg, age 50, with making threats against the President's immediate family in violation of 18 U.S.C. 879 as a result of Gragg repeatedly calling the Secret Service and making such threats. Gragg was subjected to a mental competence examination and was found to be comp.

18 U.S.C. 871 provide:

§ 871. Threats against President and s

This appeal arises from a judgment issued after a bench trial in these two consolidated cases, on a stipulated record, (1) granting declaratory relief at the request of a homeowners association of a common interest development, that an election rule it adopted is valid and enforceable; and (2) denying an owner's request in his small claims case to challenge that rule as inconsistent with the devel

In this breach of lease case, Mitel Leasing, Inc. f/k/a Inter-Tel Leasing, Inc. (“Mitel Leasing”) sued Todd Simmons as the personal guarantor on a lease for business personal property. At trial, Simmons, acting pro se, allegedly informed

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the trial court that he had received only fourteen days’ notice of the trial setting, and he orally moved for a continuance. Th

This appeal involves a dispute between former spouses over child custody and child support payments. In three issues, appellant Bradley Scott Branham challenges the trial court’s refusal to modify the possessory terms of his divorce
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decree as he requested, the trial court’s increase of his child support obligation, and
the award of attorney’s fees. We affirm.

In a commercial real estate transaction, Paraic O‟Donoghue, Tony Manning, Enda G. Quigley, Sean Murphy, Daniel Walsh, and Christopher Flood (collectively defendants) each signed a separate personal continuing guaranty in favor of a lender. The guaranty agreements (agreements) contained a provision authorizing dispute resolution through judicial reference. (Code Civ. Proc., § 638.)1 In its

John J. Coppola, the Former Husband, challenges the trial court's order denying his motions to enforce an attorney's fee award entered against Maureen A. Coppola, the Former Wife, who makes no appearance in this appeal. The Former Husband also challenges the trial court's subsequent denial of his motion for rehearing.

We reverse.

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The parties' marriage was dissolved by fi

Glenda Gotch appeals from a take-nothing judgment entered against her after she sued her ex-husband, appellee David Terry Gotch, for breach of contract. In her pleading, Glenda alleged that David breached their Agreed Final Decree of Divorce by failing to pay debt that he incurred post-divorce and that such failure caused her damages. The trial court denied Glenda‘s motion for a no-answer de

Appellant, the former husband, appeals a final judgment of dissolution of marriage and raises four issues on appeal, only one of which warrants reversal and remand. Although we reject Appellant’s argument that the trial court erred in

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determining that Appellee, the former wife, was entitled to attorney’s fees, we agree that the trial court, which found that the hourly

On November 1, 2010, a jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree of his wife on the theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. The defendant argues error in the admission of evidence; the judge's failure to exclude a juror based on the juror's dual citizenship; portions of the prosecutor's argument; and jury instructions. He also seeks relief pursuant

This is an appeal from the granting of a final decree of divorce. For the reasons set forth below, we modify the trial court’s March 4, 2011 judgment and, as modified, we affirm.

Background

After a trial presided over by the trial judge, the Honorable Annette Kuntz, on November 22, 2010 the associate judge, the Honorable Roy Moore, signed a final decree of divorce. The decree

¶ 1 The instant consolidated appeals concern a two-story four-unit building purchased by plaintiffs, Siegel Development, LLC, Gary Siegel, and Ross Siegel, for the purpose of converting the building into condominium units. Plaintiffs allege that they purchased the property in reliance on a promise from several of the defendants that defendant Peak Construction LLC would perform the renovations

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Julio Ramos, M.D., filed a three-count second amended complaint against defendant, Kewanee Hospital (the hospital), seeking injunctive relief, a declaration that the hospital improperly summarily suspended his privileges, and damages arising from the summary suspension. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his second amended complaint, then filed the current action six weeks later. Fo

Saheed Bello appeals from a decree of divorce, in which the trial court dissolved his marriage to Koren Bello after conducting a bench trial. On appeal, Saheed contends that (1) insufficient evidence supports the trial court’s

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determination of his income and the monthly amount of child support payments, (2) the trial court abused its discretion in awarding an unequal divisio

Melanie Leigh Wallace appeals the trial court’s final decree of her divorce from Gregory Angus McFarlane, complaining that the trial court (1) effectively granted her motion for new trial and motion to vacate the December decree when it ordered the parties to arbitration in March 2010; (2) erred and abused its discretion

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by signing over her objections, a final divorce decree

Dean P. Demarco appeals a final judgment dissolving his marriage to Kim D. Demarco. Specifically, Mr. Demarco contends that both the amount and duration of the alimony awarded in this long-term marriage was an abuse of the trial court’s discretion. Having carefully reviewed the record, we disagree and affirm. Our affirmance is, however, without prejudice to Mr. Demarco to seek a modificatio

Charles C. Moore, Jr. ["Former Husband"] appeals a final judgment of dissolution of marriage, asserting multiple errors. We find merit in only two. We agree that the trial court erred in determining the net income of Sandra L. Moore ["Former Wife"], and that the trial court also erred in setting off equitable distribution monies that Former Husband owed to Former Wife against Former Wife’s

Cassandra Jame Millspaugh and Roger Millspaugh sued Hillcrest Medical Center, OU Physicians Tulsa/OU Phycicians Women's Healthcare Specialists, J. Clark Bundren, M.D., Doorena Fatehchehr, M.D., and Mahate Parker, M.D. on negligence theories claiming:

1. That Cassandra Smith, a/k/a Cassandra Millspaugh, Cassandra Jane Milispaugh, Cassie Milispaugh, Cassandra Jane Smith and Cassie Smith (he

A father appeals from a California court order finding Illinois to be a more convenient forum to resolve certain child custody issues.1 Father contends the trial court made the order without providing the parties an opportunity to present evidence as required under Family Code section 3427.2 We hold that before a court determines that California is an inconvenient forum to resolve custody issues,

Nadja Rayii suffered injuries when a car being driven by Melvin Ovidio Gatica collided head-on with the car she was driving. She appeals a judgment after a jury trial and the denial of her motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. She challenges the jury‘s finding that Gatica was not acting in the course and scope of his employment for Gateway Insulation, Inc. (Gateway), at the time o

Julia Copeland Cooper (Copeland) appeals from a grant of summary judgment dismissing on statute of limitations grounds her Copyright Act claims against NCS Pearson, Inc. for co-ownership of a psychological test. The statute of limitations for claims under the Copyright Act is three years. 17 U.S.C. § 507(b). Because any such claims available to Ms. Copeland would have accrued in 1993 or 1996 an