Marriage of Reddi CA4/3

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

As noted above, this is the seventh appeal in this case and related matters. The prior appeals are: (1) In re Marriage of Reddi (July 31, 2003, G029401) [nonpub. opn.] (Reddi I); (2) In re Marriage of Reddi (Dec. 30, 2009, G040864) [nonpub. opn.] (Reddi II); (3) Reddi v. Zwick et al. (July 7, 2011, G044385) [nonpub. opn.] (Reddi III); (4) In re Marriage of Reddi (Mar. 13, 2012, G044888) [nonpub. opn.] (Reddi IV); (5) Reddi v. Hughes & Hughes et al. (Oct. 23, 2013, G047637) [nonpub. opn.] (Reddi V); and (6) Reddi v. Reddi (Nov. 30, 2020, G058882) [nonpub. opn.] (Reddi VI).

1 Lakshmi passed away on August 1, 2020. She is now represented by her son and executor, Sridhar Reddi. For ease of reference, we continue to refer to Lakshmi as a litigant. Further, as is common in family law cases, we refer to parties by their first names due to their common surname. (In re Marriage of Smith (1990) 225 Cal.App.3d 469, 475-476, fn. 1.)

2 A. Historical Facts In Reddi VI, we summarized the background: “‘Satya and Lakshmi have been divorced since 2000, when they obtained a dissolution of . . . their marriage. The property and support issues were…