California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Donkin v. Donkin, B228704 (Cal. App. 2017):
"Notwithstanding the applicability of the abuse of discretion standard of appellate review, when the trial court's order involves the interpretation and application of a constitutional provision, statute, or case law, questions of law are raised and those questions of law are subject to de novo (i.e., independent) review on appeal. [Citation.] It is an abuse of discretion for a trial court to misinterpret or misapply the law." (Prigmore v. City of Redding (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 1322, 1333-1334.)
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