State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

In Re Marriage of Watts

Decided August 21, 1985. Hollis G. Best wrote the opinion for the court.

171 Cal. App. 3d 366 · Cited 91 times

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In Re Marriage of Foster · 42 Cal. App. 3d 577
In Re Marriage of Fonstein · 552 P.2d 1169
In Re Marriage of Smith · 79 Cal. App. 3d 725
In Re Marriage of Fenton · 134 Cal. App. 3d 451
In Re Marriage of Johnson · 143 Cal. App. 3d 57
In Re Marriage of Epstein · 592 P.2d 1165
In Re Marriage of Slater · 100 Cal. App. 3d 241
In Re Marriage of McNeill · 160 Cal. App. 3d 548
In Re Marriage of Fortier · 34 Cal. App. 3d 384
In Re Marriage of Tucker · 141 Cal. App. 3d 128
Golden v. Golden · 270 Cal. App. 2d 401

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In Re Marriage of McTiernan and Dubrow · 35 Cal. Rptr. 3d 287
In Re the Marriage of Garcia · 224 Cal. App. 3d 885
In Re the Marriage of Jeffries · 228 Cal. App. 3d 548
In Re Marriage of Feldman · 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 29
Morton v. Morton (In re Morton) · 238 Cal. Rptr. 3d 407
Mitchell v. Mitchell · 732 P.2d 208
In Re the Marriage of Green · 213 Cal. App. 3d 14
In Re the Marriage of Baltins · 212 Cal. App. 3d 66
Sorensen v. Sorensen · 769 P.2d 820
In re Marriage of Boblitt · 223 Cal. App. 4th 1004
In Re Marriage of Caballero · 27 Cal. App. 4th 1139
Marriage of Finby CA4/3 · 222 Cal. App. 4th 977
Mace v. Mace · 818 So. 2d 1130
Marriage of Molloy v. Molloy · 761 P.2d 138
In Re Marriage of Feldner · 40 Cal. App. 4th 617
In Re Marriage of Elfmont · 891 P.2d 136
In Re Marriage of Bell · 49 Cal. App. 4th 300
In Re Marriage of Stallworth · 192 Cal. App. 3d 742

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