DISCUSSION

Appellant now asserts that the court erred in making the challenged order, but provides no legal authority for his claim of error.5 He also requests reversal of the order previously affirmed by this court. In our previous opinion, we made clear that appellant had the obligation to provide authority for his position: “Other than a single general citation to the Family Code, Alex fails to cite any authority setting forth the legal principles governing the court’s discretion in this case on the basis of which he contends the court abused that discretion….” “When an issue is unsupported by pertinent or cognizable legal argument it may be deemed abandoned and discussion by the reviewing court is unnecessary. [Citations.]” (Landry v. Berryessa Union School Dist. (1995) 39 Cal.App.4th 691, 699-700.) “[P]arties are required to include argument and citation to authority in their briefs, and the absence of these necessary elements allows this court to treat appellant's issue as waived.” (Interinsurance Exchange v. Collins (1994) 30 Cal.App.4th 1445, 1448.) On the last appeal, we nonetheless exercised our discretion to reach the merits. We decline to do so now. In a case, such as this one, where the standard of review is abuse of discretion, it is the burden of appellant to establish abuse in the face of a presumption that the trial court properly exercised that discretion. (Mesler v. Bragg Management Co. (1990) 219 Cal.App.3d 983, 991; see also Forrest v. Department of Corporations (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 183, 194 [orders are presumed correct on appeal,

5 Although appellant includes a table of authorities, referencing the Family Code, it refers to page 9; his brief concludes on page 6.

3 and it is plaintiff's burden to overcome the presumption], disapproved on other grounds Shalant v. Girardi (2011) 51 Cal.4th 1164.) Appellant has made no effort to do so.

DISPOSITION

The order is affirmed. Respondent is to recover her costs on appeal

ZELON, J.

We concur:

PERLUSS, P. J.

SEGAL, J.

 Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.

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