Marriage of Kilpatrick and Hunt CA1/5

Filed 1/23/26 Marriage of Kilpatrick and Hunt CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

In re the Marriage of LUKE KILPATRICK and SARAH HUNT.

LUKE KILPATRICK,

Appellant, A171885 v. SARAH HUNT, (San Mateo County Respondent. Super. Ct. No. 20-FAM-00069)

This is an appeal from a trial court order, in family law proceedings, denying a request for a judicial determination that a 2023 stipulation and order (hereinafter, 2023 Stipulated Order) is void as a matter of law.1 Appellant, Luke Kilpatrick (father), contends the trial court acted ultra vires by delegating certain powers to a “private ‘mediator’ ” pursuant to the 2023…