Legal Opinion
Klug v. Klug
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 7, 2005No. C045571PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, J.
Donald Klug (Donald) appeals from a postjudgment order denying his motion for division of a community asset omitted from the marital termination agreement (MTA)—specifically, the $346,000 awarded to respondent Lynn Klug (Lynn) in settlement of her legal malpractice lawsuit against the couple’s former attorney. Donald contends the court erred in ruling that the settlement proceeds were Lynn’s separate property. He argues that the malpractice cause of action accrued during the marriage and the settlement proceeds were a community asset.
The trial court ruled that the…
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