In re Marriage of Lawton
The trial court awarded Christina Geraci a community property interest in certain real property to which her former husband, Scott Lawton, held record title at the time of trial. Lawton appeals, contending that the trial court erred in (1) finding that the 1993 transaction whereby Geraci and Lawton conveyed their community property interest in the property to Lawtons mother raised a presumption of undue influence, and (2) requiring the parties to forgo live direct testimony under a local family law rule later declared invalid by the California Supreme Court. Court hold that the trial court properly applied the presumption of undue influence and that Lawton has forfeited his objection to the trial procedures followed by failing to object in the trial court. Court therefore affirm the judgment.
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