Legal Opinion
Doherty v. Doherty
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 18, 2002No. B156044PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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GILBERT, P. J.
During wife and husband’s marriage, wife’s employer pays a portion of the couple’s mortgage directly to the lender. Here we conclude there is no community interest in this mortgage subsidy after wife and husband separate.
Judith J. Doherty appeals an order of the family law court that characterizes an employment-related mortgage subsidy as community property, subject to division. We dismiss the appeal but issue a peremptory writ of mandate, directing the trial court to vacate its November 20, 2001, order, and enter a different order finding there is no community interest…
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