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Family Law Appellate Court Opinions

by Greenlee, Rebecca

 

AC47205 - Sonthonnax v. Xing ("The defendant, Longbao Xing, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her marriage to the plaintiff, Mehdi H. Sonthonnax. On appeal the defendant claims that the court improperly based its financial awards on a clearly erroneous factual finding with respect to the plaintiff’s income. We agree and, accordingly, reverse in part the judgment of the trial court and remand the matter for a new trial on all financial orders.")

AC47372 - Mathews v. Mathews ("In this postdissolution matter, the self-represented plaintiff, Walden H. Mathews, appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion for contempt filed by the defendant, Susan M. Mathews, and denying the motion for contempt filed by the plaintiff. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) denied his motion for contempt regarding the disposition of personal property located in the basement of the marital residence and (2) granted the defendant’s motion for contempt regarding a court order that obligated him to escrow $15,000 with the defendant’s counsel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.")