Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Gavron

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 11, 1988No. B027510PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BOREN, J.

The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in terminating spousal support to the 57-year-old wife based on the wife’s failure to become gainfully employed or to seek vocational training. Because there was no showing of a material change of circumstances since the court’s prior support order, the court did abuse its discretion. We reverse.

Facts

After being married for approximately 25 years and with one adult child, the parties separated in December of 1976. An interlocutory judgment of dissolution of marriage was entered in November of 1978, and a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of MorrisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. In Re Marriage of RosanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
  3. In Re Marriage of KuppingerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  4. In Re Marriage of DennisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
  5. In Re Marriage of Prietsch & CalhounCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987

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