What is the test for determining whether the trial court applied the correct legal standard?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cvetkovic v. Cvetkovic, B256815 (Cal. App. 2016):
5. The question whether the trial court applied the correct legal standard is one of law that we decide de novo. (Gonzalez v. Munoz (2007) 156 Cal.App.4th 413, 420.)
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