Isong

FACTS

Isong and Akubiro were married in Equatorial Guinea in 1997 and lived there together until 2006, when Isong moved to the United States and established residency with their children. In 2012, the couple purchased a home in Chino, California, for Isong to reside in with their children. Akubiro never lived at the Chino property and rarely visited there. In 2014, Akubiro, while residing in Equatorial Guinea, purchased over $447,000 in men’s clothing from Bijan, a Beverly Hills designer/clothier.

2 Although not specifically identified as an undisputed fact, the parties appear to agree that Akubiro purchased the clothing to wear, rather than for commercial resale.1 Akubiro paid $119,616 toward his clothing debt, leaving an unpaid balance of over $327,000. In 2017, Isong heard rumors that Akubiro had taken additional wives in Equatorial Guinea. In March of 2017, when Akubiro admitted the rumors were true, Isong effectively ended their marriage. In July 2018, Bijan filed a lawsuit against Akubiro to collect the unpaid balance. Bijan served the lawsuit on Akubiro at the Chino property, by substituted service, in August 2018. Later that same month, Isong filed a petition for…