Legal Opinion
Prentis-Margulis v. Margulis
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 11, 2011No. G041948PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARONSON, J.
In a marital dissolution proceeding to divide the community property, where the nonmanaging spouse offers prima facie evidence that community assets of a certain value have disappeared while in the control of the managing spouse postseparation,1 should the managing spouse have the burden of proof to account for the missing assets? The answer is yes.
Husband and wife separated after a 33-year marriage and, for 12 postseparation years, continued to handle their joint finances as before: Husband had complete control of substantial community investment accounts and paid all the…
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