Vargas

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A judgment of dissolution was entered, effective January 3, 2024, in the marriage of Regina and Jonattan. The trial court reserved jurisdiction over Regina’s request for reimbursement of costs she incurred in renting storage units. On January 23, 2024, the trial court issued an ex parte minute order that ruled on the reserved issue regarding the storage unit costs. The trial court ruled as follows: “The trial of this matter was held January 3, 2024. Both parties were present in court and self-represented. The court heard testimony and argument regarding . . . [Regina’s] request for reimbursements for storage costs . . . . [Regina’s] request regarding storage unit costs were submitted for written decision.

“[Regina] testified that the parties were evicted from their home as a result of domestic abuse perpetrated by [Jonattan] against [Regina]. The eviction date is contemporaneous with the parties’ date of separation. As a result of the eviction, [Regina] rented storage units from Extra Storage and Store America to store the parties’ personal property in which the parties may have a separate property and/or community property interest.…