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Dec 23, 2015 · Smith's relationship with Keith Douglas (or, a the judge refers to him, Rory Douglas) went down in flames last year after the actress sought a restraining order against him and said she was...
Jul 20, 2023 · Tasha, who has starred in films alongside Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, and Michelle Buteau, ended her marriage with Keith, also known as Rory Douglas, after a judge granted her annulment request. Her ex was accused of fraud and lying about the number of children he had.
Ironically, Smith, who said she would not have wed Rory Keith Douglas if he had told her the truth, was a star of the movies “Why Did I Get Married” and “Why Did I Get Married Too,” in addition to a television sitcom spin-off series.
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- I. Facts
- II. Procedural Background
- Discussion
- I. Sufficiency of The Fraud
- II. Ratification of The Fraud
- III. Court's Comment Regarding Husband's Former Bigamy
- Disposition
California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.(Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. LD069896) APPEAL...
The family court annulled a marriage due to the husband's fraudulent failure to disclose his prior marriages (including two at the same time), two of his five children, his prior felony convictions, his use of other people's social security numbers, and his legacy of unpaid taxes and civil judgments for unpaid debts. The husband appeals this annulm...
Plaintiff and respondent Tasha Smith (Smith) met defendant and appellant Rory Keith Douglas (husband) in November 2009, on a blind date. Smith places great emphasis on religious faith, and told husband as much during that date. Husband told her that he was a preacher and that he was in the gospel music business. Husband explained that he had been m...
On November 7, 2014, Smith filed for dissolution.Six months later, she amended her petition to request an annulment due to fraud. Husband denied the allegations of fraud and requested a dissolution. The matter proceeded to a bench trial, at which Smith and husband both testified. Smith testified to her view that honesty and faith are "essential" to...
Husband argues that the family court erred in granting an annulment because (1) the fraud he perpetrated upon Smith does not rise to the level of fraud necessary for an annulment and did not go to the "heart" of the marriage, (2) Smith "ratified" husband's initial fraud by remaining married to him after learning of his deception, and (3) the court'...
A marriage is "voidable" and "may be adjudged a nullity" if, among other things, "[t]he consent of either party was obtained by fraud." (Fam. Code, § 2210, subd. (d).) Because the state is a "silent but active party in annulment proceedings," and thus "'has a rightful and legitimate concern with the marital status of the parties'" (Williams v. Will...
Even if one spouse fraudulently conceals a fact "vital" or "essen[tial]" to the other spouse's decision to marry, a court may still not annul the marriage if the deceived spouse "afterwards, with full knowledge of the facts constituting the fraud, freely cohabited with the other as . . . her spouse." (Fam. Code, § 2210, subd. (d); Rabie, supra, 40 ...
In its statement of decision, the family court found that Smith "would [not] have [knowingly] entered into a marital contract with . . . a former bigamist, much less a man who had five prior marriages." Husband asserts that a family court cannot make such a finding without according him the full panoply of protections attendant to a criminal convic...
The judgment is affirmed. Smith is entitled to her costs on appeal. NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS. /s/_________, J. HOFFSTADT We concur: /s/_________, Acting P. J. CHAVEZ /s/_________, J. GOODMAN
B270120. (Los Angeles County. Super. Ct. No. LD069896) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Patrick A. Cathcart, Judge. Affirmed. Rory Keith Douglas, in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant. Buter, Buzard, Fishbein & Royce, Gary Fishbein, for Plaintiff and Respondent. * * * * * *
In December 2010, Smith married her boyfriend of one year Keith Douglas, who was also her manager. In November 2014, Smith appeared in court to request a restraining order against Douglas. In documents filed prior to the court appearance, she accused him of having affairs with other women.
Dec 23, 2015 · This week, a judge ruled that her husband Keith [Rory] Douglas was a fraud and annulled the marriage, according to TMZ. The site reports: Specifically, Tasha said during their courtship he told her he was a preacher and presented an image he was a man of faith. Tasha says the reality was way different … hubby Rory Douglas had been married 5 ...
