The romantic notion that California has always been a community property state with a concomitant equality between spouses is false. It is true that the delegates to California’s 1849 constitutional convention did focus upon married women’s property rights. Their focus, however, was limited to separate property. Moreover, although the delegates d...
Hon. Mark Simmons Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis Ret.
In 2016, the California Supreme Court reinstated a traditional hearsay rule applicable to...
Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis Ret.
Published cases may unintentionally create a false impression. Affirming the trial court f...
Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis Ret. Eve Lopez
In January 2017, the marriage between an iPod, a digital camera, a cell phone, and a PDA r...
Dawn Gray Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis Ret.
Introduction On July 20, 2015, the California Supreme Court issued In re Marriage of Davi...