In Re Marriage of Warren

This appeal is taken by the appellant-husband (hereinafter, appellant) from an interlocutory judgment of dissolution of marriage granted to the respondent-wife (hereinafter, respondent). Appellant does not contest the divorce. He objects to determinations of the trial court relating to: the amount of reimbursement to the community for improvement of the respondent’s separate real property, assignment to him of a certain community asset, the existence of a certain community debt and reimbursement due to the community for income tax obligations paid from the community and incurred from respondent’s separate property income.

The parties have no minor children and respondent waived her right to spousal support. In dividing the extensive assets of the parties accumulated during this 3 3-year marriage, the court awarded stock in the family business to appellant, the residences to respondent and made adjustments for reimbursements due to each party’s separate property and to the community. In order to provide for an equal division of the community property after the assets were distributed, the court ordered appellant to execute a promissory note in favor of respondent in the…