Marriage of Nava-Diaz and Diaz CA4/3

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The parties were married in 1985 and separated in 2003. They had four children.

2 In September 2004 the parties entered into a stipulation (September 2004 Stipulation), with an order thereon, including these provisions: Husband was ordered to pay spousal support and child support of $5,369 and $6,841, respectively. He was also ordered to continue to make payments on the first and second deeds of trust on the family home. Wife was ordered to pay the children’s monthly tuition. The issue of retroactivity of support to December 2003 was reserved to the time of trial. In February 2008, trial on reserved issues began. The judgment was entered in May 2009. Husband was ordered to pay $3,000 in spousal support, retroactive to March 2006. Intervenor Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) was ordered to “address[]” child support based on the parties’ respective cash flow and the time spent with each child. Wife was no longer required to pay school tuition. Because some of the children reached majority and custody of some changed, the amount of child support was modified more than 10 times for the period beginning in December 2003. In January 2009 hearing…