Marriage of Ben-Yehoshua
Court of Appeals of California
154 Cal. Rptr. 80 (1979)
Relevant factsFree
Mrs. Ben-Yehoshua (plaintiff), a U.S. citizen who had lived in Israel with her husband, Mr. Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua (defendant), since 1962, traveled to California with their children in 1975 to visit family, remained there, and filed for divorce, custody, property, and support. The California trial court's decree awarded Mrs. Ben-Yehoshua custody and an undivided one-half interest in two parcels of real property located in Israel; Mr. Ben-Yehoshua appealed the portion of the decree addressing the Israeli property.
IssueFree
Whether a trial court has jurisdiction to enter an order that legally changes title to property held in another country.