Turfe v. Turfe (In re Turfe)
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
1Opinion of the CourtEdmon, P. J.
*1120Robert Turfe (husband) appeals a judgment of dissolution of marriage as to status only. The judgment terminated his marriage to Summer Turfe (wife) and reserved jurisdiction over all other issues.1
Husband contends the trial court erred in denying his request for an annulment. He asserts wife defrauded him by falsely promising at the time of the marriage to be bound by the "mahr agreement" that they entered into in accordance with Islamic law.2 The parties' mahr agreement provided that wife would receive a copy of the Quran in the event of a divorce. The parties disagree as to whether the mahr…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Millar v. MillarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917
- Baker v. BakerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859
- Eben-King v. KingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- In Re Marriage of LiuCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- In Re Marriage of FinkCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Marriage of Adams CA6California Court of Appeal · 2021