Marriage of E.M. and W.A. CA4/3

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Husband and Wife married on July 30, 2017, and separated on June 11, 2020. The parties had no minor children. Wife filed a petition for dissolution of marriage on June 29, 2020, and obtained a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against Husband on October 6, 2020. The family court bifurcated the issue of status from the issues of property division and entered judgment regarding status on September 8, 2021. The bifurcated court trial on the property issues consumed 10 hours and took place over two days on August 22 and 23, 2022. At the close of

2 evidence, the court ordered the Anaheim property to be sold. On November 16, 2022, the court issued its findings and order after trial. The court rejected most of Husband’s claims based on lack of credibility. Specifically, the court found as follows: “[T]he record supports the Court’s finding that [Husband] provided the Court false and misleading information about his financial condition which significantly impacts the Court’s ability to accept any part of [his] testimony as credible. [¶] There are many examples of [Husband’s] untruthful trial testimony. Here are some of the most memorable ones:…