Marriage of Calhoun
Filed 1/10/07 Marriage of Calhoun CA5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
In re the Marriage of TOMMY DALE and LEAH JEAN CALHOUN. | |
TOMMY DALE CALHOUN, Respondent, v. LEAH JEAN CALHOUN, Appellant. | F049109 (Super. Ct. No. S-1501-FL-584013) OPINION |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Kern County. Frank A. Hoover, Judge.
Law Office of Tasha M. Bollinger and Tasha M. Bollinger for Appellant.
Kilpatrick & White and Michael R. Kilpatrick for Respondent.
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Appellant Leah Jean Calhoun contends the trial court abused its discretion in failing to allocate and award to the community a fair rental value for the family home pursuant to In re Marriage of Watts (1985) 171 Cal.App.3d 366. We disagree and will affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
Leah and Tommy Dale Calhoun[1] were married on July 17, 1981, and separated on July 1, 2001. They had two minor children and two adult children at the time of separation. After the parties separated, Leah moved with the minor children to Texas. Tommy remained in the family home after separation. At the time of trial, Tommy had not seen the minor children in over a year.
A judgment of dissolution of marriage, status only, was entered on July 13, 2004. The matter proceeded to trial on the reserved issues on October 20 and 21, 2004, and was submitted for decision on February 1, 2005. Five issues were contested. They were:
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