Hilbert v. City of Vallejo

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• explaining that in Richardson the presumption of equal contribution was rebutted where “the parties had been separated and had been financially independent for over seven years before the dissolution judgment”
• this court will not disturb the lower court’s decision unless convinced that an equitable result has not been reached
• wife, who moved out of family home and left eighteen-month-old child to minimize emotional impact of separation, was properly deemed primary parent; fact that husband provided primary care for year since separation was not determinative
• wife, who moved out of family home and left eighteen-month-old child to minimize emotional impact of separation, was properly deemed primary parent; fact that husband provided primary care for year since separation was not determinative
• presumption of equal contribution was not rebutted where the parties were separated for 13 months and there was no showing of mutual financial independence during that time

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