The judge, Michael Levanas of California Superior Court, said he found Rochelle Sterling to be a more credible witness than her husband, who acted erratically during several days of testimony, raising his voice at lawyers from both sides, and referring to his wife as “a pig.”

Levanas also ruled that the sale could go through immediately.

The central question in the case was whether Rochelle Sterling acted properly in removing her estranged husband from their trust.