Marriage of Zinchefsky
Jun 27, 2019OUTCOME: Affirmed
Represented respondent on appeal from trial
Beverly Hills, CA
Divorce and separation Lawyer at Beverly Hills, CA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Mediation, Child Custody
OUTCOME: Affirmed
Represented respondent on appeal from trial
OUTCOME: Successfully reversed and remanded with instructions
Father was a notable film director who sought to deviate from the normal child support guideline calculation on the basis that he is an extra-ordinarily high earner and imposition of the guideline woul ... d not be in the child's best interests. The trial court improperly placed the burden of justifying a guideline child support award on Mother, and improperly relied on her historical expenses, rather than on Father's disposable income and lifestyle, to determine child's reasonable needs.
OUTCOME: Petition for Writ of Mandate Granted
W sought to compel disclosure of financial disclosure exchanged during mediation. The settlement agreement recited that the disclosure was not admissible. H claimed disclosure was subject to mediatio ... n confidentiality.
OUTCOME: Dismissed with Prejudice
Case Number A139408 in the Court of Appeal of the State of California First Appellate District, Division Five. Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice. Appellant claimed that the trial court misapplied ... the law and abused its discretion in the determination of temporary spousal support, child support, and attorneys fees. In addition, Appellant claimed that the court excluded a witness in error. http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2052986&doc_no=A139408
OUTCOME: Affirmed
First Appellate District, Division 2; Affirmed Trial Court ruling stating there was no transmutation of property, that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to award additional f ... ees, the trial court's sanction was not an abuse of discretion, and substantial evidence supported the trial court conclusion that the prenuptial agreement was not voluntary. http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/A134450.PDF. Supreme Court Petition for Review was successfully opposed.