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Marriage of Olf

Marriage of Olf
02:10:2006

Marriage of Olf
Filed 2/3/06 Marriage of Olf CA2/2


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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA





SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT





DIVISION TWO






In re Marriage of JERALD R. and LAUREL J. OLF.
B175339, B180579

(Los Angeles County

Super. Ct. No. BD264969)

JERALD R. OLF,

Appellant,

v.

LAUREL J. OLF,

Respondent.


APPEALS from judgments of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.

Wendy L. Kohn and John Ouderkirk, Judges. Affirmed (case No. B180579) and dismissed as moot (case No. B175339).

Jerald R. Olf, in pro. per., for Appellant.

No appearance for Respondent.

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A lawyer was ordered to pay spousal support to his wife, a disabled homemaker, following a 35-year marriage. One month after the court filed its judgment ordering the payment of support, the lawyer filed the first of two petitions for modification, seeking to reduce or terminate his support obligation. Both of his petitions were denied. Those denials are the subject of this appeal.

FACTS

The Dissolution Judgment: The Court Awards Spousal Support

Appellant Jerald Olf and respondent Laurel Olf were married in 1962 and separated in 1997. Respondent, who was 58 years old at the time of separation, is a homemaker who raised the couple's children. Appellant, who was 63 at the time of separation, is a lawyer and certified public accountant.

On March 7, 2002, the trial court entered judgment on reserved issues relating to marital support and property. The court observed that the parties enjoyed an upper middle class standard of living during the marriage. The court found that respondent, who is under continuing treatment for breast cancer, was the victim of domestic violence, which included beatings and appellant's attempt to strangle respondent in the laundry room of the family home in 1995 or 1996. Respondent suffers from emotional problems as a result of appellant's violent conduct, and has little or no capacity to support herself. The court concluded that vocational training â€




Description A civil law decision on Spousal support.
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