Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of Sullivan
California Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1984No. L.A. 31653PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Is a spouse, who has made economic sacrifices to enable the other spouse to obtain a professional education, entitled to any compensation for his or her contribution upon dissolution of the marriage?
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Janet and Mark Sullivan were married in September of 1967. The following year, Mark (respondent) entered medical school at Irvine and Janet (appellant) began her final year of undergraduate college at UCLA.1
Appellant gives the following abbreviated account of the ensuing years.2 From 1968 through 1971, respondent attended medical school. Until 1969, appellant worked part time while…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re Marriage of AufmuthCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- In Re Marriage of PopenhagerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Stewart v. StewartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- In Re Marriage of CuevaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- In Re Marriage of JanssenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Cheriton v. FraserCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- Simmons v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Falcone v. FykeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
- Díaz v. Rafael AlcaláSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1996
- In Re Marriage of DuncanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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