Ramalingam v. Thompson

Opinion

BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, Acting P. J.

I. INTRODUCTION

In the underlying marital dissolution action, appellant Suhasini Ramalingam and her husband A.N. Narayanswami jointly retained a neutral accountant, respondent Michael Thompson, to aid resolution of their community property and support issues. During the March 2000 trial on property issues, Thompson testified that only 5,871 of the 55,136 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock acquired by Narayanswami were community property. Based in part on Thompson’s testimony, the trial court ruled that all community shares of Johnson & Johnson stock had…