Legal Opinion
Perini v. Perini
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 10, 1964No. Civ. 10729PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPierce, P. J.
The wife in this divorce action appeals from an order denying her motion to vacate a default judgment in favor of the husband on his cross-complaint. This judgment granted the husband a divorce, awarded him child custody and also most of the community property. It also denied the wife a divorce on her complaint. We hold that all portions of the judgment are void and must be vacated. Following are the facts:
On December 20, 1961, the wife filed her divorce complaint after a 12-year marriage. She alleged in general terms her husband’s extreme cruelty, she sought custody of two children, asked…
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