Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of Peters
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 1997No. C022085PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DAVIS, J.
In this bifurcated marital dissolution proceeding, Joy M. Peters (Joy) 2 appeals from the judgment establishing the date of separation (Fam. Code, § 771 [undesignated section references will be to this code]) from Eric W. Peters (Eric). In the published part of the opinion we conclude the determination of a date of separation is proven by a preponderance of evidence rather than by clear and convincing evidence. In the nonpublished part of the opinion we find there is substantial evidence to support the trial court’s selection of a separation date. We will summarize the…
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