Legal Opinion
Valento v. Valento
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 23, 2010No. 1 CA-CV 09-0273PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWANN, Judge.
¶ 1 This case presents a question of first impression: To what extent can a marital community claim an equitable lien against a spouse’s sole and separate property when community funds have contributed to the equity in the property and declining market conditions have nonetheless reduced the property’s overall value? We hold that community contributions to sole and separate property create equitable lien rights even in a declining market, and define below the method by which the value of the lien should be calculated.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2 Marvin Valento…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Taylor v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceArizona Supreme Court · 1993
- Lawson v. RidgewayArizona Supreme Court · 1951
- Hrudka v. HrudkaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1995
- Long v. City of GlendaleCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
- Standage v. StandageCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Cason v. CasonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2016
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