Warden v. Warden

This appeal concerns the disposition of property acquired by parties living together but unmarried.

Denise Boursier met Charles Warden in Canada in 1961. Although Denise had married Clover Boursier in 1959, he had abandoned her shortly after the marriage and plays no part in this litigation. In 1963, at Charles' request, Denise went to California to live with him. From 1963 to 1967 the couple lived in California, holding themselves out as husband and wife. Denise used Warden as her last name and signed joint income tax returns as Charles' wife. She worked sporadically during this period. In…