Marriage of Gracie CA1/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL

BACKGROUND

Carley and Lilian were married in February 2011, had twin boys in April 2014, and separated in December 2019. Both children have developmental disabilities and require full-time supervision. In April 2022, Lilian obtained a domestic-violence restraining order against Carley, and she was then granted sole legal and physical custody of the children. That August, Lilian filed a petition to dissolve the marriage, and in response Carley also sought a divorce. Two pieces of property in Vallejo are at issue in this appeal: a 20.5-acre parcel of vacant land (the Skyline property), and a single-family home abutting the Skyline property (the Fleming property). Carley and Lilian purchased the Skyline property for approximately $200,000 in 2012, and they purchased the Fleming property in 2017. The family lived together in the Fleming property until December 2019, when Lilian moved out with the children. At the time of the proceedings at issue, Carley still lived in the Fleming property, and Lilian and the children lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Marin County. Carley was retired, after closing his martial arts business during the COVID-19 pandemic,…