California Court of Appeal

In a dissolution of marriage proceeding, settlement proceeds from a legal malpractice lawsuit are respondent's separate property since the cause of action for the lawsuit arose after separation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/07/2005
• Published 07/07/2005

Judges

• CANTIL-SAKAUYE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jay-Allen Eisen and C. Athena Roussos, Sacramento;  Law Office of Larry Lawson and Larry Lawson, Roseville, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kimball J.P. Sargeant, Davis;  Karen Pedersen Stevens, Sacramento, for Respondent.