Simon

Simon v. Simon

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1968 Cal. App. LEXIS 1893·260 Cal. App. 2d 626·67 Cal. Rptr. 317
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 29, 1968Civ. 31564California2,437 words

Opinion

Opinion

Fourt, J.

—Ida Simon appeals from an interlocutory judgment of the superior court in which she and her husband, Joseph Simon, each obtained a divorce from the other on grounds of extreme cruelty, which purported to divide the community property of the parties equally, and awarded appellant alimony of $250 per month for a period of four years.

Appellant contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the decree of divorce awarded to her husband and that his testimony was not adequately corroborated; (2) the court abused its discretion in awarding appellant only one-half of the community property; (3) the community property was not in fact divided equally; and (4) the court abused its discretion in limiting the award of alimony to four years. These contentions are without merit.

Ida and Joseph Simon, who were married on July 31, 1937, and separated early in 1966, have two adult children residing away from the family home. Joseph is a partner in the publishing firm of Anderson, Ritchie and Simon; he also owns 50 percent interest in Silverlake Bindery and a 40 percent interest in Silverlake Lithographers. He receives a gross salary of $400 weekly and the company pays the full…

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