California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Tearse v. Tearse (In re Marriage of Tearse), A152355 (Cal. App. 2019):
3. Wife argues for the first time in her reply brief that "[a]n order requiring [her] to buy a policy to which [Husband] would be a beneficiary violates Article 1 Section 1 of the California Constitution[.]" We will not entertain arguments raised for the first time in reply. (Varjabedian v. City of Madera (1977) 20 Cal.3d 285, 295, fn. 11 [for "[o]bvious reasons of fairness," declining to consider issue raised by appellant for first time in reply brief].)
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