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California Community Property Keyed to Carrillo, 11th Ed.
Gudelj v. Gudelj
Citation:
259 P.2d 656 (1953)Facts
Catherine and John Gudelj married in 1938. John owned and operated the Pacific Avenue Cleaners before marriage, which he continued until 1943. After military service, he operated the Owl Cleaners in partnership, then purchased a one-fourth interest in Helene French Cleaners for $11,500, paying $1,500 cash and executing a $10,000 note. In 1948, John purchased a home for $15,000, taking title as joint tenants with Catherine. The down payment came partly from community funds and partly from John’s separate funds, with subsequent payments from his separate property. Catherine filed for separate maintenance and support, and John cross-complained for divorce. The trial court awarded Catherine an interlocutory decree, finding John’s partnership interest to be separate property and the home to be one-sixth community property with the remainder as John’s separate property.
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