Marriage of Lin and Chao CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Chao and Lin are father and mother, respectively, to a minor child (child). The September 24 order was issued in the course of contentious marital dissolution proceedings between Chao and Lin. A. Trial Court Proceedings The record on appeal is sparse. The trial court’s register of actions indicates that, on December 14, 2021, Lin filed a petition for dissolution, a request for order for Chao to attend and complete an anger management and parenting class, and supporting declarations, including one filed pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (Fam. Code, § 3400 et seq.). The register of actions also includes a December 22, 2021 entry for a request by Lin for a domestic violence restraining order with minor against Chao, which the court granted in part, a March 8, 2022 entry for a “Response: Dissolution” filed by Chao, and a November 9, 2022 entry for a restraining order after hearing for Lin. These filings and orders do not appear in the record on appeal, which also does not include or reference any judgment. During a January 9, 2023 hearing, the trial court set forth guidelines for Chao’s visitation with child and…