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Family Law Keyed to Weisberg
Radochonski v. Radochonski
Facts
Barbara and Anthony Radochonski were married in 1992. In 1994 Barbara filed a petition for dissolution and in early 1995 Anthony filed a counter-petition for an annulment. The trial court ruled in favor of Anthony, finding the marriage invalid on the basis of fraud in the essentials. The trial court’s findings demonstrate that Barbara lived with David Johnson, her lover, prior to marriage. After marriage, she continued her relationship with Johnson, staying at his home multiple times and meeting him in Poland. She told Anthony that Johnson was married to another woman, and Johnson and another woman posed as husband and wife on one occasion. Barbara lied to Anthony about her relationship with Johnson because she wanted to marry Anthony to obtain permanent residency status.
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