the Estate of Francis W. Sinatra Jr. v. Cynthia Sinatra

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided March 5, 2015·No. 13-14-00565-CV·Published

Opinion

NO. 13-14-00565-CV

FILED IN

IN THE THIRTEENTH COURT OF13th APPEALS

COURT OF APPEALS

CORPUS CHRISTI/EDINBURG, TEXAS 3/5/2015 8:36:04 PM

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXASDORIAN E. RAMIREZ Clerk

FRANCIS W. SINATRA, JR.,

Appellant

v.

CYNTHIA SINATRA,

Appellee

Appealed from the 329th Judicial District Court, Wharton County, Texas

APPENDIX TO APPELLANT’S BRIEF

LYNN KURIGER STANTON WARREN COLE State Bar No. 11767600 State Bar No. 04549500 JENKINS & KAMIN, L.L.P. LAW OFFICE OF WARREN COLE TWO GREENWAY PLAZA, STE. 600 3355 W. ALABAMA, STE. 825 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77046 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77098 TEL: (713) 600-5500 TEL: (713) 275-4444 FAX: (713) 600-5501 FAX: (713) 400-9144 lstanton@jenkinskamin.com warren@warcolelaw.com

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT FRANCIS W. SINATRA, JR.

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JUN 2 6 2014 NERISS1v;;;~E -

NO. 46,184 DISTRICT ClERK, W~TEXAS By, . Deputy IN THE MATTER OF § IN THE DISTRICT COURT THE MARRIAGE OF § §

CYNTHIA SINATRA § 329TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AND § FRANCIS WAYNE SINATRA § WHARTON COUNTY, TEXAS

FINAL llECREE OF DIVORCE

On Ju1y 15 and 16, 2013 the Court heard the issue of the existence/non-existence of an

informal marriage. The Court findin~ the parties were married pursuantto Tex. Fam. Code§ 2.401

is reflected in the Interlocutory Order-Common Law Marriage which was signed on August 12,

2013. A true and correct copy of said interlocutory order is attached hereto and incorporated herein

for all purposes as Appendix A. On June 2 and June 3, 2014 the Court heard the remaining issues

in this case.

Appearances

Petitioner, CYNTHIA SINATRA, appeared in person and through attorney of record, John

C. Maher, Jr., and announced ready for trial.

Respondent, FRANCIS WAYNE SINATRA, appeared in person and through attorney of

record, Warren Cole, and announced ready for trial.

Record

The record of testimony was duly reported by the official court reporter for the 329th

Judicial District Court Sherri Johnson

Jurisdiction and Domicile

The Court finds that the pleadings of CYNTHIA SINATRA are in due form and contain

all the allegations, information, and prerequisites required by law. The Court, after receiving

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evidence, finds that it has jurisdiction of this case and of all the parties and that at least sixty days

have elapsed since the date the suit was filed.

The Court further finds that, at the time this suit was filed, CYNTHIA SINATRA had been

a domiciliary of Texas for the preceding six-month period and a resident of the county in which

this suit was filed for the preceding ninety-day period. All persons entitled to citation were

properly cited.

Jury

A jury was waived, and questions of fact and oflaw were submitted to the Court.

Divorce

IT IS ORDERED AND DECREED that CYNTHIA SINATRA, Petitioner, and FRANCIS

WAYNE SINATRA, Respondent, are divorced and that the marriage between them is dissolved

on the ground of insupportability.

Child of the Marriage

The Court finds that there is no child of the marriage of CYNTHIA SINATRA and

FRANCIS WAYNE SINATRA, and that none is expected.

Division ofMarital Estate

The Court finds that the following is a just and right division of the parties' marital estate,

having due regard for the rights of each party.

Property to FRANCIS WAYNE SINATRA

IT IS ORDERED AND DECREED that FRANCIS WAYNE SINATRA is awarded the

following as his sole and separate property, and CYNTHIA SINATRA is divested of all right, title,

interest, and claim in and to that property:

H-1. A undivided one-half (1/2) community interest in the property identified as 9706

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Hensel Road, Beverly Hills, California 90210, and 50% of the net proceeds from the sale of the

following real property, including but not limited to any escrow funds, prepaid insurance, utility

deposits, keys, house plans, home security access and code, garage door opener, warranties and

service contracts, and title and closing documents. "Net Proceeds" as used herein shall means the

gross sales proceeds less all closing costs associated there with, including, but not limited to escrow

fees, title insurance, broker commissions, transfer taxes, etc.:

A certain described property located in the County of LOS ANGELES, of the State

of California:

LOT 9 OF TRACT NO. 21845, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 619, PAGES 83 AND 84 OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY;

Also more commonly called 9706 Hensel Road, Beverly Hills, California 90210.

H-2. The Court conflrms a 50% undivided separate property interest in the following

real property, including but not limited to any escrow funds, prepaid insurance, utility deposits,

keys, house plans, home security access and code, garage door opener, warranties and service

contracts, and title and closing documents:

LOT FIVE (5), LESS, SAVE AND EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST 12' THEREOF BEING LOT FIVE (5) OF THE RESUBDIVSION OF LOTS FOUR (4) AND FIVE (5), KELVING WAY ESTATES, AS SHOWN BYPLAT RECORDED IN SLICE 2064 OF THE WHARTON COUNTY PLAT CABINET RECORDS, AND ALL OF LOT SIX (6), KELVING WAY ESTATES, AS SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF WHARTON, WHARTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN BY RE-PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE 69A OF THE WHARTON COUNTY PLAT CABINET RECORDS, AND BEING fiE SAME TWO TRACTS OF LAND CONVEYED TO MICHAEL B. MURPHY AND JENNIFER LYN MURPHY, BY JOHN M. FINK AND SUZANNE M. FINK, IN WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDOR'S LIEN DATED WLY 17,2002, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 466, PAGE 605, OF THE OFFICIAL

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RECORDS OF WHARTON COUNTY, TEXAS;

also more commonly known as 1913 Kelving Way Court, Wharton, Texas.

H-3. AU household furniture, furnishings, fixtures, goods, art objects, collectibles,

appliances, and equipment in the possession ofthe FRANCIS WAYNE SINATRA or subject to

his sole control.

H-4. All clothing, jewelry, and other personal effects in the possession of the FRANCIS

WAYNE SINATRA or subject to his sole control.

H-5. The 2014 GMC Acadia motor vehicle, vehicle identification number

1GKKVTKDOEJ250 100, together with all prepaid insurance, keys, and title documents.

H-6. All sums of cash in the possession of FRANCIS WAYNE SINATRA, or subject to

his sole control, including funds on deposit, together with accrued but unpaid interest, in the bank

account held by the FRANCIS WAYNE SINATRA Trust (dated 6/15/1998 and restated

9/20/2005).

H-7. The Court confirms the as the sole and separate property of FRANCIS WAYNE

SINATRA, the items of property which are listed on CYNTHIA SINATRA's Exhibit 100, on

lines 76 through 102, excluding line 85. A true and correct copy of said Exhibit 100 is attached

hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes as Appendix B.

Property to CYNTHIA SINATRA

IT IS ORDERED AND DECREED that CYNTHIA SINATRA is awarded the following

as her sole and separate property, and the FRANCIS WAYNE SINATRA is divested of all right,

title, interest, and claim in and to that property:

W-1. A undivided one-half (1/2) community interest in the property identified as 9706

Hensel Road, Beverly Hills, California 9021 0, and 50% of the net proceeds from the sale of the

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following real property, including but not limited to any escrow funds, prepaid insurance, utility

deposits, keys, house plans, home security access and code, garage door opener, warranties and

service contracts, and title and closing documents .. "Net Proceeds" as used herein shall means the

gross sales proceeds less all closing costs associated there with, including, but not limited to escrow

fees, title insurance, broker connnissions, transfer taxes, etc. A certain described property located

in the County of LOS ANGELES, of the State of California:

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