Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of Skelley
California Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 1976No. L.A. 30631PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CLARK, J.
Appellant wife in a dissolution action appeals from a superior court order reducing temporary spousal support and denying attorney’s fees and costs. Because the Court of Appeal—relying upon In re Marriage of Harbach (1975) 49 Cal.App.3d 405, 407 [122 Cal.Rptr. 518]—granted respondent husband’s motion to dismiss the appeal, we granted petition for hearing.
Wife moved to increase her $1,000 support to $1,200 a month. Husband moved to reduce support to $600 per month. The trial court ordered $750 per month and an advance against the wife’s share of the community property. She…
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