Kaminski

Kaminski v. Kaminski

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1970 Cal. App. LEXIS 2064·8 Cal. App. 3d 563·87 Cal. Rptr. 453
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 10, 1970Civ. 26415California1,827 words

Opinion

Opinion

Elkington, J.

Plaintiff Sonja J. Kaminski appeals from a judgment declaring that she may not enforce collection in California of alimony and child support awards decreed by a Wisconsin divorce judgment against her ex-husband defendant Richard L. Kaminski.

The evidence is without conflict.

The parties were married in California in 1955 and thereafter moved to Wisconsin. A child was born to them in 1957. They separated some time after March of 1960, Sonja taking custody of the child. After Richard had returned to California Sonja commenced a Wisconsin action which resulted in a default judgment of divorce in April 1962. Among other things it provided that Richard pay to Sonja each week, $10 in alimony and $10 for the support of their child. The judgment further provided that Richard have the right “to visit said child at reasonable times and occasions.”

Richard testified that some time after the divorce and prior to April 1963, Sonja’s father told Richard “that she refused to see me or let me see the boy, and I decided there’s no sense going back [to Wisconsin] after that.” Richard endeavored to arrange for the boy’s health and dental insurance but “she [Sonja] didn’t want it.” In…

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