Giovannoni v. Giovannoni

Opinion

GRODIN, J.

Rita and Peter Giovannoni were married in 1949. After 25 years, Rita petitioned for dissolution of their marriage. An interlocutory decree was granted on May 12, 1975, and a final judgment issued on July 1, 1975. The decree divided their community property pursuant to a stipulation which the court found to be fair and equitable, and awarded to each of them as separate property the personal property then in their respective possession.

Three years later, Rita Giovannoni brought this action seeking (among other things) declaratory relief, partition, and an accounting, to…