Opinion ID: 2293869
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Testimony of Certain Friends and Relatives of Plaintiff

Text: Vyacheslaw Snevchenko was called as the next witness by plaintiff. Mr. Snevchenko testified that he had known plaintiff and that he had met defendant. He testified that, in 2000 or 2001, plaintiff introduced defendant to him as her husband; he also acknowledged that defendant did not voice any objection to being called plaintiff's husband. Mr. Snevchenko stated that, as a result of that discussion with them, he had formed the belief that plaintiff and defendant were husband and wife. Kathryn Mirica testified that she is plaintiff's daughter and that she had first met defendant in 1999, when she was seventeen. Ms. Mirica testified that plaintiff and defendant lived as husband and wife. She further testified that they called each other by name usually  so that she was unable to pinpoint specifically whether defendant ever referred to plaintiff as his wife. Nevertheless, she stated that she had been present when they introduced each other as husband and wife. On cross-examination, Ms. Mirica stated that, when she said that plaintiff and defendant lived as husband and wife, she meant the following: They lived in the same house. They slept in the same bedroom. I lived with them. I called Paul my stepdad. I would introduce him as my stepdad and [I] referred to him to my friends as stepfather. I considered his children [to be] my stepbrothers and sisters. We went to family gatherings together. We were a family. [2] C