In Re Marriage of Rosan

Wife, who was the respondent in the court below, appeals from an interlocutory judgment of dissolution of marriage contending that the trial court failed to divide the .community assets and liabilities equally and abused its discretion in the award of spousal and child support and attorney fees and in refusing to make an award for the cost of accounting services rendered to Wife in connection with the litigation.

Factual Background

Certain of the specific facts are more appropriately set forth in connection with the several contentions. The general factual background is as follows. The parties were married some 17 years. There are two children of the marriage, both boys, the older born November 6, 1953, and the younger November 8,1955.

Approximately one year after the marriage of the parties, Husband commenced employment with Hudson Jewelers and has been employed by that firm continuously for the past 16 years. He is, and for the past several years has been, sales manager and supervisor of the business’ two stores in Whittier and Santa Ana. During the marriage he has acquired 15 percent of the capital stock of his corporate employer and is vice president of the…