Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Higinbotham

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 29, 1988No. A038255PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

POCHÉ, J.

I. Introduction

Maurice Higinbotham (Maurice) and Delois Higinbotham (Delois) appeal and cross-appeal, respectively, from a judgment disposing of their property upon dissolution of their marriage. Maurice contends that the court erred in (1) treating partly as community property a house he bought before marriage; (2) failing to treat as his separate property the increased value of his disability retirement benefits resulting from their tax exempt status; and (3) requiring him to pay a portion of Delois’s attorneys fees. Delois contests these points and asserts in her…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Ginns v. SavageCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
  2. In Re Marriage of MixCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Panopulos v. MaderisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  4. In Re Marriage of StenquistCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. See v. SeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966

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