Bennett

I. Background to Appeal No. A147009

“Bennett and Foss are the parents of two daughters, one born in September 2000 and the other born in July 2002. The parties were never married, but lived together for over 10 years. Bennett is [or was] a marketing director for a debt buying and collection agency business. He owns [or owned] the various business entities involved in this venture through a holding company called Bennett Capital Management LLC (BCM). Foss did not work outside of the home while the parties were together. “In 2009, Bennett filed a parentage action. “On October 9, 2009, the parties stipulated to have the matter heard by a private judge, Eileen Preville, appointed as a judge pro tem.” (Bennett v. Foss (Apr. 29, 2014, A137452, A138342, A138448) [nonpub. opn.], at pp. *2–*3 (Bennett I).) “On April 21, 2010, after the parties engaged in settlement negotiations before Judge Preville, Bennett signed an ‘Enforceable Settlement Memorandum’ (ESM). . . . Under the ESM, Bennett agreed to pay child support of $8,500 per month through August 31, 2010, at which time child support would reduce automatically to $4,500 per month. He also agreed to pay ‘add-on child support’ for…