Marriage of Kimbirk CA4/2

I. BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Anthony and Wendy were married on July 25, 1999, and they separated on April

9, 2010. On May 6, 2010, Wendy filed a petition for dissolution of marriage citing

irreconcilable differences. At the time of the filing of the petition, Anthony and Wendy’s

two children were seven and four years of age.

At the time the petition was filed, Anthony was a supervising public defender for

Riverside County, where he earned $137,000 per year, while Wendy was an assistant

professor with California Baptist University (CBU), earning $55,000 per year, while

simultaneously working towards earning her Ph.D.

On July 19, 2010, Anthony and Wendy entered into a stipulation and order on

order to show cause. Pursuant to the stipulation and order on order to show cause,

Anthony agreed to pay Wendy $1,426 per month in child support and $698 per month in

spousal support, plus half of the children’s uninsured medical, dental and orthodontic

2 costs, child care expenses, and tuition. The parties also agreed to terms regarding child

custody.

On April 11, 2011, Anthony was, in effect, involuntarily terminated from his

position as a supervising public…