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MARVIN v. MARVIN

Docket No. L.A. 30520.

18 Cal.3d 660 (1976)

557 P.2d 106

134 Cal. Rptr. 815

MICHELLE MARVIN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LEE MARVIN, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

December 27, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Marvin M. Mitchelson, Donald N. Woldman, Robert M. Ross, Fleishman, McDaniel, Brown & Weston and David M. Brown for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Jettie Pierce Selvig, Ruth Miller and Suzie S. Thorn as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Goldman & Kagon, Mark A. Goldman and William R. Bishin for Defendant and Respondent.

Herma Hill Kay, John Sutter, Doris Brin Walker and Treuhaft, Walker, Nawi & Hendon as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Isabella H. Grant and Livingston, Grant, Stone & Shenk as Amici Curiae.

OPINION

TOBRINER, J.

During the past 15 years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of couples living together without marrying.1 Such nonmarital relationships lead to legal controversy when one partner dies or the couple separates. Courts of Appeal, faced with the task of determining property rights in such cases, have arrived at conflicting positions...

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