Legal Opinion

Marriage of Choa Yang Xiong v. Su Xiong

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided June 6, 2011No. A10-1525Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SCHELLHAS, Judge.

Appellant argues that the district court clearly erred by finding that respondent was his putative spouse. Because the record contains evidence of respondent’s good-faith belief that she was legally married to appellant, we affirm.

FACTS

On December 8, 2009, respondent Choa Yang Xiong (Yang)1 commenced this ac*188tion against appellant Su Xiong (Xiong), seeking determinations of custody, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, and division of property on the theory that she was Xiong’s putative spouse. Xiong denied that Yang was his putative spouse, and a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Marriage of Sefkow v. SefkowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  2. Bahr v. CAPELLA UNIVERSITYSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  3. Mjolsness v. MjolsnessCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985

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