Evans v. Evans

Filed 3/15/06 Evans v. Evans CA2/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Richard Denner, Judge. Affirmed.

Lee B. Ackerman for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Browne Woods & George, Eric M. George and Ira Bibbero for Defendant and Respondent.

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In this dissolution of marriage proceeding, the wife, Leslie Ann Evans (Leslie) appeals from the judgment. She challenges the trial court's decisions on discovery motions brought by husband Robert Evans (Robert) and the court's procedure at trial. We find that Leslie's appellate arguments are without any merit and we affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE[1]

1. The Family Law Petition, Orders To Show Cause Hearings, And Robert's Protective Order

The parties were married on November 2, 2002 and they separated seven months later. Leslie filed this family law action on August 8, 2003, seeking dissolution of the marriage, spousal support, attorney's fees and a determination of the parties' property rights. The parties are not coparents to minor children.

A series of orders to show cause regarding support, attorney's fees and other matters was filed by the parties, beginning in August 2003, resulting in September 23, 2003 and February 25, 2004 hearings and corresponding orders.

Additionally, Robert filed a motion for discovery protective orders and sanctions in December 2003 after Leslie made a demand for inspection of Robert's house whereby she and her â€