Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of Fink
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 14, 1976No. Civ. 44716PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FILES, P. J.
The husband commenced this proceeding on January 10, 1972, with a petition for dissolution of his 31-year marriage. Husband moved for a separate and early trial of the dissolution issue, stating that reconciliation was not possible, that the dissolution hearing would be brief, and that the other issues (ascertainment and division of community property, spousal support and attorney fees) would require a long trial preceded by extensive discovery. On March 12, 1974, the trial court granted husband’s motion to bifurcate, and, after a hearing on March 21, 1974, granted an…
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