Legal Opinion
Harris v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 11, 1992No. B060023PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
In determining a party’s ability to pay spousal support, should the court consider contributions made by any person to that party’s living expenses? Of course. (In re Marriage of Tapia (1989) 211 Cal.App.3d 628 [259 Cal.Rptr. 459].) Does it follow that, in order to determine the expenses of that party, the financial records of a third person living with such party are automatically discoverable? Of course not.
Petitioner, a former spouse, who is seeking to increase child support, subpoenaed confidential information from her former spouse’s housemate. The trial judge stated…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Aetna Insurance v. Kennedy Ex Rel. BogashSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Harris v. Capital Growth Investors XIVCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co.California Supreme Court · 1989
- Blair v. PitchessCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- In Re Marriage of BowerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
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