Marriage of Ubamos CA1/3

BACKGROUND

The Petition and Temporary Spousal Support Jojit filed a petition for dissolution of the marriage in 2020. The parties had been married for approximately 26 years and have two adult children.

1 Jojit filed a request for order seeking temporary spousal support. The trial court granted the request on February 9, 2021, setting temporary support at $3,727 per month (effectively $3,227 because of a $500 per month credit) as of February 1, 2021, with payments retroactive to August 1, 2020 at a somewhat higher level. Then at a conference on February 26, 2021, the court reserved jurisdiction retroactively to modify temporary support and set a trial date to determine whether Jojit had committed domestic violence against Maryann, and the potential impact on spousal support. The 2021 Court Trial On September 1, 2021, the trial court heard evidence regarding the alleged domestic violence committed by Jojit. Maryann testified that, when their children were young, Jojit punched her in the face multiple times, broke a plastic bottle over her head, and verbally abused her by calling her names. She testified that, more recently, Jojit had grabbed her by the hair and yelled at her. She…