Alavoor Vasudevan v. Deepa Vasudevan

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided February 24, 2015·No. 14-14-00765-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED

14-14-00765-CV

FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 2/24/2015 8:36:34 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

Case No. 14-14-00765-CV

FILED IN

14th COURT OF APPEALS

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE FOURTEETH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON 2/24/2015 8:36:34 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

Clerk

ALAVOOR VASUDEVAN

Appellant

(Defendants below)

vs.

DEEPA VASUDEVAN

Appellee

(Plaintiffs above)

REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANT, EXCERPT OF RECORD

Appeal from the Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage entered on May 27, 2014 in the Brazoria County 300th District Court, Honorable K. Randall Hufstetler, Judge

Attorneys for Appellant below: Alavoor Vasudevan Pro Se PO Box 710163 Houston TX 77271 Email: alavoor@gmail.com Phone: 832-244-1927

Attorneys for Appellee below: Kelly McClendon (appeals lawyer) Ron Brownstein (trial court lawyer) SBN: 13407200 SBN: 03229800 P O Box 3457 5208 West Broadway, Suite 200 Lake Jackson, Texas 77566 Pearland, TX 77581 Email: kdmcclendon@comcast.net Email: rbrownstein@hotmail.com Telephone: 979-299-0755 Phone: 281-485-2770 Fax: 281-485-4128

IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL

Appellant’s Trial and Counsel Alavoor Vasudevan Pro Se (Appellant)

PO Box 710163 Houston TX 77271 Email: alavoor@gmail.com Phone: 832-244-1927

Annette M. Henry

Texas State Bar No. 09478020 The Henry Law Firm 1314 Texas Avenue, Suite 400 Houston TX 77002

(713) 236-1818 Fax: 281-768-2439

Appellee's Counsel Kelly McClendon

Texas State Bar No. 13407200 P O Box 3457

Lake Jackson, Texas 77566 Email: kdmcclendon@comcast.net Telephone: 979.299.0755

Ron Brownstein

Texas State Bar No. 03229800 Ron Brownstein SBN: 03229800

5208 West Broadway, Suite 200 Pearland, TX 77581

Email: rbrownstein@hotmail.com Phone: 281-485-2770 Fax: 281-485-4128

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Table of Contents I. REFERENCES TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE RECORD.....7

II. STATEMENT OF THE CASE........................................................7

III. STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT...................8

IV. ISSUES PRESENTED....................................................................9

V. STATEMENT OF FACTS..............................................................14

VI. SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENTS.........................................17

VII. ARGUMENT...............................................................................19

VIII. PRAYER.....................................................................................21

IX. ANSWERS TO APPELLEE's BRIEF of 30 Jan 2015...............23

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE.........................................................30

X. APPENDIX......................................................................................31

Appendix A Trial Courts Judgment 08 Oct 2014 - RR3.......................31 Appendix B Trial Courts Judgment 27 May 2014 - RR2.....................32 Appendix C Final Decree of Divorce (Trial Court)..............................33 Appendix D Inventory filed by Husband.............................................34 Appendix E Court's Division based on Inventory filed by Wife..........40 Appendix F Proof filed by Husband for Community Estates...............41 Appendix G Proof filed by Husband for hidden gold bars of wife.......44 Appendix H Court reporters – Exhibit List 27 May 2014....................46 Appendix I Court Reporters – Vol 2 of 3 27 May 2014.......................47 Appendix J Texas Family Code 3.003 - Community Estates...............48

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Appendix K Texas Penal Code 2.01 - Cruelty by Husband..................48 Appendix L Felony Charge on Wife's Attorney filed by Husband.......49 Appendix M Health Reports of Husband.............................................52 Appendix N Objections to Wife's Inventory........................................53 Appendix O Index from District Clerk Office......................................54 Appendix P Notice of Appeal Sent through District Clerk Office........60 Appendix Q Order From Appeals Court 19 Feb 2015..........................65

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INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

Cases: Page Baccus v. Baccus, 808 S.W. 2d 694, 700 (Tex.App. – Beaumont 1991, no writ); Disparity in income …........ 10

Rafidi v. Rafidi, 718 S.W. 2d 43, 44 (Tex. App. – Dallas 1986,no writ);Disparity in income …........ 10

Farley v. Farley; 930 S.W.2d 208 (Tex. App. – Eastland 1996, no writ) ….21

Faram v. Gervitz-Faram, 895 S.W.2d 839 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth 1995) ....21

Gaston v. Gaston, 608 S.W. 2d 556, 557-78 (Tex. Civ. App. – El Paso 1981, no writ) - Due to health conditions …......... 29

Huls v. Huls, 616 S.W. 2d 312, 317 (Tex. Civ. App. – Houston (1st Dist.) 1981, writ ref’d n.r.e.) - Due to health conditions …......... 29

Murff v. Murff, 615 S.W.2d 696 (Tex.1981. The 11 Murff factors for division of marital estate ….............…...11,13,17, 21

McCartney v. McCartney, 548 S.W.2d 435, 439 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston [1 st Dist] 1976, no writ).Physical health of parties …........ 11,20

Panozzo v. Panozzo, 904 S.W.2d 780 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, 1985) …..... 21

Roberts v. Roberts, 535 S.W.2d 373, 374 (Tex. Civ. App. – Tyler 1976, no writ Disparity in age …........ 10

Schleuter v. Schleuter, 975 S.W.2d 584, 588 (Tex. 1988) …....…. 10, 18

Trevino v.Trevino, 555 S.W. 2d 792, 802-03 (Tex. Civ. App. – Corpus Christi, 1977, no writ).Length of a marriage – very long or brief …........ 11

Wilson v. Wilson, 44 S.W. 3d 597 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth 2001, no pet.)........... 21

Young v. Young, 609 S.W. 2d 758, 761 (Tex. 1980). ….......... 21

Zieba v. Martin, 928 S.W.2d 782 (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist] 1996) ........................................................... 8, 21

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Rules: Chapter 3 Marital Property Rights and Liabilities …............ 15,21,22,40 Sec.3.003. Presumption of community property Sec. 3.003. PRESUMPTION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY. (a) Property possessed by either spouse during or on dissolution of marriage is presumed to be community property. (b) The degree of proof necessary to establish that property is separate property is clear and convincing evidence. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

CHAPTER 2. BURDEN OF PROOF …..................….….............................. 40 Texas Penal Code for Proof Beyond a reasonable doubt Sec. 2.01. PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The fact that he has been arrested, confined, or indicted for, or otherwise charged with, the offense gives rise to no inference of guilt at his trial.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

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I. REFERENCES TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE RECORD Petitioner/Appellant Alavoor Vasudevan will be referred to as “ALAVOOR,”

Respondent/Appellee Deepa Vasudevan will be referred to as “DEEPA.” The clerk’s record will be referred to as “CR” followed by a reference to the appropriate page, and the reporter’s record will be referred to as “RR” for the master index, “RR2 for the record from the trial, “RR3” for the record from the motion for new trial, and “RR4” for the trial exhibits volume. The index from district clerk which was sent to Appeals Court by the District Clerk Office will be referred as “IDX” followed by page number (Appendix O). The brief of Appellee will be referred as “BR” followed by page number and brief of Appellant as “BA”.

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