Marvin v. Marvin

Decided December 27, 1976. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

557 P.2d 106 · Cited 396 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Vallera v. Vallera · 21 Cal. 2d 681
• In Re Marriage of Cary · 34 Cal. App. 3d 345
• Keene v. Keene · 371 P.2d 329
• Beckman v. Mayhew · 49 Cal. App. 3d 529
• Bridges v. Bridges · 125 Cal. App. 2d 359
• Weak v. Weak · 202 Cal. App. 2d 632
• Hill v. Estate of Westbrook · 39 Cal. 2d 458
• Sanguinetti v. Sanguinetti · 9 Cal. 2d 95
• Trutalli v. Meraviglia · 12 P.2d 430
• In Re Marriage of Dawley · 551 P.2d 323
• In Re Marriage of Foster · 42 Cal. App. 3d 577
• Garcia v. Venegas · 106 Cal. App. 2d 364
• Atherley v. Atherley · 44 Cal. App. 3d 758
• Cline v. Festersen · 128 Cal. App. 2d 380
• Ferguson v. Schuenemann · 167 Cal. App. 2d 413
• Barlow v. Collins · 166 Cal. App. 2d 274
• Croslin v. Scott · 154 Cal. App. 2d 767
• Updeck v. Samuel · 123 Cal. App. 2d 264
• Sullivan v. County of Los Angeles · 527 P.2d 865
• Glickman v. Collins · 533 P.2d 204
• Nelson v. Specialty Records, Inc. · 11 Cal. App. 3d 126
• Heaps v. Toy · 54 Cal. App. 2d 178
• Desny v. Wilder · 299 P.2d 257
• Deyoe v. Superior Court · 74 P. 28
• Coats v. Coats · 118 P. 441

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