Marriage of Chollera and Ray CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

In June 2018, the trial court denied appellant Rakesh Ray’s August 2017 request for order (RFO) to modify child and spousal support, finding the matter should be heard by a child support commissioner.1 On appeal, Ray fails to address this finding, arguing instead that the court ignored the changed circumstances he presented, committed fraud, and was involved in a conspiracy to steal money on behalf of his ex-wife, respondent Bijal Chollera. Chollera urges us to affirm the order below and award sanctions against Ray. We affirm the court’s denial of Ray’s RFO, but deny Chollera’s request for sanctions.

STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS

Chollera and Ray married in February 2001 and separated in May 2011. They have two minor children. Chollera filed a divorce petition in July 2011. In March 2015, a judgment was entered dissolving the marriage, ordering Ray to pay Chollera child and spousal support, and disposing of real and personal property. Ray’s motion to set aside the judgment was denied, and we affirmed the judgment on appeal. (Chollera v. Ray (Feb. 7, 2017, B263180) [nonpub. opn.].) After the Supreme Court denied

Pursuant to Family Code section 4251, the Los…