Q.N.

Q.N. v. E.H. CA6

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 8, 2026H051707California8,500 words

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Opinion

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. The Parties’ Relationship and Breakup Q.N., a physicist, and E.H., an entrepreneur, began dating in 2019. In 2020, they lived with Q.N.’s family out-of-state and planned to move to California together. In January 2021, when E.H. did not show up for the drive to California, Q.N. ended the relationship and told E.H. to stop contacting her and to get out of her life. Both parties eventually moved to California, albeit separately. E.H. repeatedly texted and emailed Q.N. asking to meet, apologize, and expressed suicidal thoughts. In late January 2021, E.H. texted Q.N. that he was in the emergency room due to an allergic reaction. Out of guilt, Q.N. picked up E.H. from the hospital, and soon after, they resumed their dating relationship. In December 2022, Q.N. discovered E.H. had purchased a house with another woman, J.J. Q.N. drove to the house, waited outside, and saw J.J. inside. While there, Q.N. observed a car that looked like E.H.’s car drive by the street. When Q.N. confronted E.H. about the house in his and J.J.’s names, he denied it and questioned where Q.N. had obtained such information. He expressed concern about potential…

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