Source: http://blog.sfbar.org/2013/11/05/family-law-corner-contentious-divorce-gets-even-more-heated/
Timestamp: 2018-01-23 15:30:10
Document Index: 113878852

Matched Legal Cases: ['§473', '§2120', '§2122', '§2122', '§2100', '§2122', '§2123']

Family Law Corner: Contentious Divorce Gets Even More Heated | Legal by the Bay
In California, Funches-Wade would be requesting to set aside the agreement and judgment entered by the court. Marriage of Stevenot (1984) 154 CA3d 1051, 1072. Grounds for setting aside a judgment run out at various time periods between six months and two years after entry of judgment (CCP §473, Family Code §§2120-2129). Since only three months have passed, the passage of time does not limit Funches-Wade’s options. Generally, she will have to allege that there was: fraud (i.e., hidden assets, Fam. Code §2122(a)), perjury (Fam. Code §2122(b)), mistake (either unilateral or mutual and a mistake of law or fact), or noncompliance with the asset, debt, and income disclosure requirements (Fam. Code §2100-2113).
Funches-Wade could also allege she signed under duress or lacked mental capacity to enter the agreement (Fam. Code §2122). Given Funches-Wade’s “camp-out” sign, what she would like to claim is that the judgment was inequitable when entered. However in California, this argument is not allowed. Fam. Code §2123. Since the court looked closely at the parties’ judgment when it was entered and this case was so heavily litigated, it is not likely that Funches-Wade will succeed.