What is the standard of review of the construction of ambiguous language in a marriage contract?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Appleton v. Waessil, 27 Cal.App.4th 551, 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 676 (Cal. App. 1994):
The standard of review of the trial court's ultimate determination of the construction of the ambiguous language depends on the circumstances. If the parol evidence is in conflict, requiring the resolution of credibility issues, we would be guided by the substantial evidence test. (Stratton v. First Nat. Life Ins. Co. (1989) 210 Cal.App.3d 1071, 1084, 258 Cal.Rptr. 721.) However, where (as in the present case) the extrinsic evidence is not in conflict, construction of the agreement is a question of law for our independent
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