Legal Opinion
Fincher v. Fincher
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 19, 1981No. Civ. 57194PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUS, P. J.
This case involves an attempt by a widow to enforce a claimed “Marvin-type” agreement 1 with respect to a period of years during which she and her late husband lived together before they were married.
Facts
Barbara and Jim Fincher were married on March 5, 1976, a little less than two years before Jim’s death on January 1, 1978. Barbara and Jim had lived together on an oif-and-on basis from 1964 to July 1971 when they terminated their relationship.
Barbara lived with Michael Hefferon from December 1971 until she married him in March 1972. Barbara and Hefferon separated in 1973;…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Marvin v. MarvinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- In Re Estate of CoverCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
- Raedeke v. Gibraltar Savings & Loan Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Estate of NeilsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Woods v. Security-First National BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Whorton v. DillinghamCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
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