The California Court of Appeals affirmed a trial judge's conclusion that the parties', Ms. Marchoud and Mr. Elali, marriage, while valid under Lebanese law, was void as a matter of public policy in California as being bigamous. Ms. Marchoud was married to Mr. Elali in Lebanon in August 2012. At … Read More about Case Update (8 June 2022): Elali v. Marchoud; bigamous marriage voided in California
Case Update (2021): Grossman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; recognition of foreign divorce
This fascinating case came before the U.S. Tax Court, which handed down its decision on May 27, 2021, concluding that Ms. Ziona Grossman, the third wife of Mr. Semone Grossman, was his surviving spouse under the Internal Revenue Code. The facts are a bit convoluted. Mr. Grossman married his first … Read More about Case Update (2021): Grossman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; recognition of foreign divorce