California Court of Appeal

In a marital dissolution action, trial court's characterization of disability benefits as community property is reversed where private disability benefits paid to plaintiff during marriage are her separate property as she acquired the right to those benefits before marriage without any contribution from the community.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2009
• Published 03/24/2009

Judges

• McADAMS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Office of Mary K. Simpson, Mary K. Simpson, Law Office of Mary Bird, Mary C. Bird, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Office of Lance A. Russell, Lance A. Russell, for Respondent.