Marriage of Wright CA1/2

STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND FACTS

The judgment of dissolution of the marriage of Elizabeth and Christopher Wright was filed on June 25, 2013. One provision of the judgment states that Christopher will receive “[a]ll assets in his possession or control except as specified herein.”1 On July 17, 2013, Elizabeth filed a request for clarification of five items in what she referred to as “our marriage settlement agreement.” The first of these concerned the provision just quoted. Elizabeth stated, “This was never ordered by Judge Ortiz. It 1 The corresponding provision states that Elizabeth will receive “[a]ll assets currently in her possession or control, except as specified herein.”

1 should say that all Disclosed assets (except as specified herein) should remain in his possession. [¶] There is a high likelihood of undisclosed assets in this case, and they should not be automatically awarded to the respondent.” The request for clarification indicated a hearing date of August 26, 2013. Christopher filed a responsive declaration stating that all of the provisions Elizabeth was asking to be clarified had been argued by both parties at trial and again regarding the language of the…