Denton

Denton v. Denton

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18 Cal. App. 3d 708·1971 Cal. App. LEXIS 1425·96 Cal. Rptr. 136
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 13, 1971Civ. 37232California3,209 words

Opinion

Opinion

Aiso, J.

In this action for separate maintenance and cross-action for divorce, the trial court found both parties guilty of extreme cruelty. It granted to wife the right to live separately and apart and to husband an interlocutory judgment of divorce. The findings of fact and conclusions of law were filed on July 23, 1969, the interlocutory decree was entered July 25, 1969, and the final judgment for divorce on the cross-complainf on October 2, 1969.

By a post-judgment order, filed April 15, 1970, the trial court corrected parts of its conclusions, the interlocutory decree, and the final judgment (insofar as it incorporates the portion of the interlocutory decree thus amended) which pertain to the payment of the wife’s attorney’s and accountant’s fees by- adding to the preexisting provision: “In the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient, the Respondent [husband] is ordered to pay directly to counsel for plaintiff the attorney’s fees and accountant’s fees set forth above.”

The portion of the interlocutory decree thus amended read:

The conclusion of law in question is similarly worded.

Husband appeals from the order (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (b)), contending…

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