Marriage of Ehirim CA4/2

I. INTRODUCTION

This is the third appeal by appellant Dominic Ehirim in this marital dissolution

proceeding. The parties, Dominic and his former spouse, respondent Bibian Ehirim,

married in 1989 and separated in 2009. (In re Marriage of Ehirim (Oct. 12, 2017,

E063531) [nonpub opn.] (Ehirim I).) In 2016, the court entered judgment dissolving the

marriage and adjudicating the parties’ rights in various assets and liabilities. (In re

Ehirim (Sept. 14, 2020, E072397) [nonpub opn.] (Ehirim II).) In 2019, the court entered

judgment on reserved issues. (Ehirim II, E072397.) In the prior appeals, Ehirim I and

Ehirim II, this court affirmed the 2016 and 2019 judgments, respectively. (Ibid.)

In this appeal, Dominic challenges (1) the August 15, 2022 findings and orders

concerning the parties’ August 12, 2022 “Stipulated Order re: Award of Gillmore1 Rights

to [Bibian] and Wage Assignment on [Dominic’s] Employer” (the Friendly Gillmore

stipulation and order); (2) the October 6, 2022 orders directing Dominic to pay Bibian

$10,000 in attorney fees and $2,250 in costs as sanctions (Fam. Code, § 271);2 and (3) the

February 8, 2021 order denying Dominic’s September 3, 2020 motion to…