Marriage of Pasulka CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

A. The Marriage

Kathleen and Robert married on June 18, 1994 and separated on January 1, 2007.

They had no children together, but Kathleen had two sons from a prior marriage (Spencer

and Jordan Rabin). Kathleen filed a petition for dissolution on April 18, 2007.

Kathleen and Robert were both lawyers when they married. Kathleen was an

intellectual property lawyer at a prominent San Diego law firm. Robert's practice

involved bankruptcy reorganization, partnership and corporate dissolutions, title work,

and real estate litigation. Robert's license to practice law went to inactive status in 2006

or 2007.

At some point during the marriage, the parties agreed that Kathleen would

continue practicing law and Robert would pursue other business ventures. One of those

ventures was Pacific RO,1 a distributor of water purification products, which Robert

1 "RO" stands for reverse osmosis. 2 began in 1998. Pacific RO was a sole proprietorship run primarily by Robert, with

occasional input from Kathleen. Robert was the company's only employee.

Several of Robert's relatives were involved in similar businesses. His…