Striefel v. Striefel

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Edward Charles Striefel appealed and Ann Kathleen Striefel cross-appealed from the judgment entered in their divorce action. We conclude that the trial court’s findings of fact about spousal support are not clearly erroneous and the trial court’s finding of fact about Edward’s CalPERS benefits is contrary to California law. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this decision.

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[¶ 2] The parties married in 1986 while they were attending college, and are the parents of two children, who were born in…