Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Reed
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 19, 1975No. 2-56587PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Justice.
Petitioner brought this action for dissolution of an alleged common law marriage. Trial court found there was no marriage but adjudicated certain disputed property rights in respondent’s favor. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Our disposition of this question requires no extensive recital of facts. The testimony of both parties clearly establishes the alleged marriage arose, if at all, in California. Respondent pled and proved California does not recognize common law marriages alleged to have been contracted within its borders. Calif. Civil Code § 4100.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Fuerste v. BemisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Dudley v. DudleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Thorn v. KelleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Oliver v. OliverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
- Boehm v. RohlfsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1937
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