State/Prov.  : California

Case name    : In re Marriage of Hofer

Case #          : No. B228461, August 15, 2012

Court             : California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 6

Reviewed by : Laura Morgan

Main issue     : Procedure

Under appellate disentitlement doctrine, husband's refusal to comply with three trial court orders to disclose his financial circumstances in dissolution proceeding required dismissal of appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence of his financial circumstances to support an order for him to pay wife's attorney fees based on the parties' income and needs.

In re Marriage of Hofer

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