Marriage of Krog and Cobert CA2/1

BACKGROUND

I. The Petition and Dissolution Judgment

After being in a nonmarital relationship for several years, Ron and Tiffany married on June 30, 2007. The couple separated four months later, on October 31, 2007. There were no children in the marriage.

1We refer to the parties by their first names for ease of reference and not out of disrespect. 2 Undesignated statutory references are to the Family Code. 3 Tiffany has not appealed this ruling.

2 On December 10, 2007, Tiffany, who is an attorney, filed her petition in propria persona for nullity of marriage on the ground of fraud (§ 2210, subd. (d)). Tiffany alleged there were no assets or debts subject to the court’s disposition. On June 10, 2008, Ron filed a response requesting dissolution of the marriage. Ron alleged that there may be community assets and debts that were unknown to him, and that he would amend his response if he ascertained that community assets or debts existed. On October 28, 2009, the trial court entered a stipulated judgment of dissolution of marriage (status only), in which the parties agreed that Ron would prepare a further judgment on reserved issues except as to attorney fees, and submit it…