Lopez v. Lopez CA4/1
This appeal arises out of a quiet title dispute between family members. Defendants and appellants Julie Lopez, Lisette Lopez, and Manuel de Jesus Lopez, Jr. (Appellants) appeal from a judgment quieting title to a residential property in favor of Plaintiff and Respondent, Manuel de Jesus Lopez, Sr. (Respondent). Appellants contend they are entitled to a one-half interest in the property because Rosa E. Serna (Rosa), Respondent's estranged wife, executed a grant deed to Appellants for the property. We conclude the grant deed from Rosa to Appellants was ineffective because it violated the fiduciary duty provisions between spouses that are recognized by Family Code sections 1101 and 1102. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.
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