Marriage of Roval, Case No. H037577 (6th Dist. Mar. 28, 2013) (Unpublished)
In this one, the attorney’s fees award was remanded because the family law judge based in on Family Code sections 2030/2032, which did apply, and also on Family Code section 3652, which did not apply. This required another look-see under sections 2030/2032, although the appellate court seemed to imply there were plenty of bases to award fees under the needs-based statutes.
Weissberg v. Weissberg, Case No. A132161 (1st Dist., Div. 2 Mar. 28, 2013) (Unpublished)
Here, the appellate court commended a trial court for creativity: in assessing the respective assets of the parties under sections 2030/2032 where lucrative trusts were involved, the lower court used a formulaic allocation which the reviewing court found to be “thoughtful.” The lower court had plenty of evidence and did a good job on this one, the appellate court said.