California Court of Appeal

In a former married couple's dispute over a deed of trust, arising from 1988 marital dissolution proceedings, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed where: 1) the trial court properly harmonized the Family Code provision and the Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) by holding that the debt evidenced by the note and secured by the deed of trust is still owed even though the note had expired under the MRTA and the deed of trust was no longer enforceable; and 2) argument that the family law judgment should be enforced under the terms of Family Code section 4(h) is rejected.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2010
• Published 12/17/2010

Judges

• EPSTEIN

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brent E. Vallens, Donald S. Sherwyn