Marriage of Lakdawala CA4/1

I.

INTRODUCTION

Jimmy Lakdawala (Jimmy) appeals from a judgment in a marital dissolution

proceeding involving Jimmy and Janice Lakdawala (Janice). On appeal, Jimmy contends

that the record does not contain substantial evidence to support the trial court's valuation

of equipment owned by a printing company that Jimmy and Janice own as community

property. Jimmy also contends that the trial court erred in finding that an entity called

Golden Girl, LLC (Golden Girl), which was formed during the marriage, is community

property. Finally, Jimmy contends that the trial court erred in finding that he failed to

establish that certain real property that Golden Girl owns is his separate property. We

affirm the judgment.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Procedural background

Jimmy and Janice were married in 1995. Jimmy filed a petition for dissolution of

marriage in September 2010. The trial court held a trial on the petition in the fall of 2013

and issued an intended statement of decision in October 2013. After considering each

party's objections to the intended statement of decision, the trial court issued a final

statement of decision in December…