Marr. of Greenway

Filed 6/3/13; pub. order 6/26/13 (see end of opn.)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re Marriage of JOANN and LYLE B.

GREENWAY.

JOANN GREENWAY,

G045949

Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 10D005024) v.

OPINION

LYLE B. GREENWAY,

Respondent.

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Thomas R. Murphy, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Affirmed. Law Offices of William J. Kopeny and William J. Kopeny for Appellant. Law Offices of Marjorie G. Fuller and Marjorie G. Fuller for Respondent. After 48 years of marriage, Lyle B. Greenway (Lyle) sought legal separation from Joann Greenway (Joann).1 At first, Joann filed a response also seeking legal separation, but later she objected to ending the marriage or dividing the estate valued at several million dollars. She asserted Lyle was mentally incompetent and their son, Kurt Greenway (Kurt) was controlling the situation. The parties agreed to have the matter heard by retired judge Thomas R. Murphy on the sole issue of whether Lyle was capable of making a reasoned decision regarding his marital status. The trial court reviewed written…