In Re Marriage of Anderson

Opinion

SMITH, J.

Appellant Gordon Anderson appeals from a judgment in the proceeding for dissolution and consolidated cases of In re Marriage of Anderson and Anderson v. Anderson (County of Alameda Superior Court Nos. H-64175-5 and H-66347-6). The facts pertinent to our decision are as follows.

Appellant Gordon Anderson and respondent Linda Jo Ash Anderson were married on July 30, 1978, and separated 14 months later on October 5, 1979. There were no children.

Prior to their marriage, appellant purchased his late mother’s Hayward home at an estate sale, financing the purchase through a cash…