Marriage of Tammen

63 Cal. App. 3d 927 (1976)

Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
M
From our private database of 46,200+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

Marriage of Tammen

Court of Appeal of California
63 Cal. App. 3d 927 (1976)

J(

Facts

Richard (defendant) and Elizabeth (plaintiff) Tammen filed for dissolution of marriage. In the judgment dividing the community property, the trial court awarded Elizabeth approximately 79 percent of the community property. In order to ensure that the division of community property was even between Richard and Elizabeth, the trial court ordered Elizabeth to execute a promissory note to Richard for $19,820.80. The promissory note was to be secured by a trust deed on the family residence. The family residence was awarded to Elizabeth in the dissolution proceeding. The promissory note and interest on the promissory note would become payable after 10 years passed, Elizabeth remarried, the family residence was sold, the family residence was refinanced, Elizabeth stopped living in the family residence, or when Elizabeth died, whichever happened first. The promissory note was also subject to a lien for $18,497.12. Richard appealed the trial court’s order.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Elknigton, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 777,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools—such as Yale, Berkeley, and Northwestern—even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 777,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,200 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 777,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,200 briefs - keyed to 988 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

California Community Property

Key Terms