Marriage Law
 
In the Matter of the Marriage of Maria E. Svalesen and Scott B. Svalesen

This is an appeal from the trial court’s final decree of divorce. In two issues, Scott B. Svalesen asserts the trial court erred in (1) granting the divorce without any evidence satisfying the residence and domicile requirements of section 6.301 of the Texas Family Code and (2) awarding Maria E. Svalesen (Wife) a disproportionate share of the community property. We affirm the trial court’s jud

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Stephen Aaron Bergenholtz v. Josephine Donna Eskenazi

Stephen Aaron Bergenholtz (Husband) filed a petition for bill of review seeking to set aside a modified final decree of divorce. Josephine Donna Eskenazi (Wife) filed a motion to dismiss the bill of review. The trial court dismissed Husband’s bill of review, citing Husband’s failure to exercise due diligence in pursuing all available legal remedies against the judgment. In three issues, Husban

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In the Interest of: C.E.C.

Pro se appellant M.C. appeals from the final decree of divorce (the divorce decree) dissolving his marriage with S.C. In five issues, M.C. contends the trial court erred: (1) in the division of the marital estate and the order of child support; (2) in ordering supervised visitation; (3) by failing to sign the divorce decree in a timely manner; (4) by failing to rule on matters other than conservat

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Christine V. Violette v. Randy R. Violette

Christine V. Violette appeals from a judgment of divorce entered in the
District Court (Waterville, Dow, J.). Christine contends that the court (1) clearly
erred in its calculation of Randy R. Violette’s income; (2) abused its discretion in
its spousal support award; (3) clearly erred in finding that two assets, a piece of
real estate and a business, were nonmarital; and (4)

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Frazer v. Olson

Mother appeals the parent-child contact and property division orders in a final divorce decree that assign her sole parental rights and responsibilities with regard to the parties’ children. On appeal, mother argues that the trial court was bound to consider findings of fact made by the presiding magistrate at a temporary hearing and that the court’s findings do not support its conclusions.

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Christine V. Violette v. Randy R. Violette

Christine and Randy were married on October 2, 1993, in Lewiston.
They have three children together: a seventeen-year-old son, a thirteen-year-old
2 son, and a ten-year-old daughter. Christine filed a complaint for divorce on
November 9, 2012. At the final hearing on December 12, 2013, the court heard
evidence of the following facts relevant to this appeal.
[¶3] Sepa

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Marriage of Olson

On October 12, 2011, Christopher filed a petition for dissolution of marriage to obtain a divorce from Heather, his wife of nine years. Heather did not file a response, and on February 19, 2013, the court granted the divorce in a default judgment. Heather was present in court as a witness. The court granted a judgment of dissolution of the marriage and granted the parties joint legal custody of

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Sanders v. Yanez

Mary is the only child of the marriage of Marion C. Sanders and Herbert H. Sanders. Mary’s half brother, George, is Herbert’s son and Marion’s stepson. Respondent Jody Lynn Sanders Yanez is George’s eldest daughter.
In 1975, Marion executed a will prepared by a California attorney and executed in California. Marion’s will placed most of her separate property assets in the Trust

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Isidora M. v. Silvino M

The parties had a volatile relationship. They were married in 2001 and separated in 2009. On May 8, 2012, Isidora was arrested following a heated confrontation between them. On May 10, 2012, a criminal protective order was issued against her. That order was modified on July 31, 2012, and again on July 31, 2013, the latter order barring Isidora from coming within 100 yards of Silvino. The crim

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Ramona S. Haddad v. Secretary of Homeland Security

Grand Rapids, MI - Sixth Circuit affirms deportation of visitor to U.S. who married American citizen

Plaintiff Ramona S. Haddad sought review in federal district court of a
decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the denial of her I-130 petition
on behalf of her alien husband, William Ayed Haddad. The district court denied Plaintiff’s
motion for summary

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In the Interest of K.T. and R.D.T., Children

This is an appeal from the trial court’s SAPCR1 order granting a child support modification in favor of appellee J.S.F., the mother of J.M.W., an adult child who is mentally disabled. Appellant M.L.W., the father of J.M.W., contends the trial court abused its discretion by: (1) disregarding the general child support
1 Under the Texas Family Code, a suit affecting the parent-child relationshi

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In the Interest of J.M.W.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s SAPCR1 order granting a child support modification in favor of appellee J.S.F., the mother of J.M.W., an adult child who is mentally disabled. Appellant M.L.W., the father of J.M.W., contends the trial court abused its discretion by: (1) disregarding the general child support
1 Under the Texas Family Code, a suit affecting the parent-child relationshi

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Wilma Reynolds v. David Reynolds

Appellant Wilma Reynolds appeals from the trial court’s denial of her
petition for a bill of review seeking to set aside and re-litigate the community
property division contained in the decree of divorce ending her marriage to
appellee David Reynolds. Although Wilma raises two issues, we need only
address her second, in which she contends that the trial court abused its discretio

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LVNV Funding, LLC v. Trice

Matthew Trice used a credit card to pay for some plumbing work. He apparently did not pay the credit card company the full amount due on the card. The credit card company sold its interest in the unpaid debt to LVNV. Thereafter, LVNV hired an Illinois attorney and filed a debt collection lawsuit against Trice, who proceeded pro se. On January 15, 2009, the circuit court entered judgment in the law

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Roland Fannin, as Dependent Administrator of the Estate of Joyce Ellen Fereday, deceased and Shannon Sanders

Appellant Roland Fannin, as dependent administrator of the estate of his deceased mother, Joyce Fereday, and Shannon Sanders, Joyce’s daughter, appeal
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the trial court’s final judgment in a probate action declaring, among other things, that three assets are the separate property of Appellee Thomas Fereday, Joyce’s surviving husband. Because the parties stipulated that one of these a

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Ed Rutledge v. Hewlett-Packard Company

This case is a class action brought by purchasers of notebook computers that were manufactured by Hewlett-Packard, Inc. (HP). Appellants are I Braun Degenshein (Degenshein), and Susanna Giuliano-Ghahramani (Giuliano-Ghahramani), both of whom are representative plaintiffs of a class of California residents who purchased certain HP notebook computers. The basis of appellants’ consumer action a

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Hsin-Chi-Su aka Nobu Su v. Vantage Drilling Company

Appellee, Vantage Drilling Company (“Vantage”), sued appellant, Hsin-
Chi-Su aka Nobu Su (“Su”), seeking, inter alia, to recover Vantage shares held by
Su’s wholly-owned affiliate, F3 Capital, on the ground the stock was acquired via
Su’s fraud and breach of fiduciary duties. The trial court signed a temporary
injunction precluding Su from disposing of, or otherwise enc

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Rita Marshall v. County of San Diego

1. J.J. is placed in Marshall's Care
J.J. was born on November 22, 2003. Within days of his birth, the trial court
declared J.J. a dependent of the court and the Agency placed him with Marshall.
In June 2004, Marshall informed the Agency that she wanted to adopt J.J.
Throughout his placement with Marshall, respondent Noreen Harmelink, the
primary social worker assigned

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Jennifer A. Young v. Michael S. Young

The following facts are viewed in the light most favorable to the
court’s judgment. See Sloan v. Christianson, 2012 ME 72, ¶ 2, 43 A.3d 978.
Jennifer and Michael were married in May 2003 and are the parents of three minor
children born between 2004 and 2008. Jennifer filed a complaint for divorce in
December 2012. After a two-day hearing, the court entered a divorce judg

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Ka A. Paek v. Attorney General of the United States of America

We address the proper interpretation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”)—specifically, whether the conditional nature of an alien’s lawful permanent resident status affects his eligibility for a waiver of inadmissibility under INA § 212(h), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h). Under § 212(h)’s aggravated felony bar, “an alien who has previously been admitted to the United States as an ali

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EVEN ZOHAR CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING, INC. V. BELLAIRE TOWNHOUSES, LLC, et al.

Plaintiff Even Zohar Construction & Remodeling, Inc., sued defendants Bellaire Townhouses, LLC, Samuel N. Fersht and the Fersht Family Living Trust for breach of contract and related claims arising out of a project to develop a condominium in North Hollywood. Defendants unsuccessfully petitioned to compel arbitration and then failed to file a responsive pleading to the complaint. Thereafter, the

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JCLK k/n/a JCLS v.ZHB

BHB was born in May 2010, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Although Mother and Father were never married, it is undisputed that Father is BHB’s biological parent. In October 2010, Father filed a petition in the district court seeking to establish paternity, custody, visitation, and child support for BHB. A few days later, Father filed a motion for a mutual restraining order providing that BHB could not

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Celeste Rossi v. George F. Rossi

Appellant, Celeste Rossi ("Former Wife"), appeals the trial court's final judgment,
which adopted the report and recommendation ("Report") previously entered by a general
magistrate. On appeal, Former Wife argues that the trial court erred by: (1) failing to treat
her unauthorized motion for rehearing on the Report as an authorized list of exceptions;
(2) ruling that the motion for

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In the Matter of the Marriage of Debbie L. Find nka Debbie L. Thomason and Scott Fine

Husband appeals a general judgment of dissolution, seeking a modification of the property division and spousal support award. He asserts that the trial court erred when it (1) miscalculated the amount of money that wife withdrew from the parties’ joint bank accounts, and failed to account for that amount in the property division; (2) failed to account, in the property division, for $165,000 wort

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Randall Carlton Orndoff v. Terri Lee Italian

Robert Carlton Orndoff appeals the trial court’s order clarifying the divorce decree from his and Terri Italian’s second marriage. Orndoff argues (1) the trial court erred in finding the December 2005 order was a nullity; (2) the trial court erred by granting a “clarification” of a prior unambiguous order; (3) the trial court erred in ordering arrearages because Italian is estopped from ob

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