Marriage of Tearse CA1/4

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Original Judgment Following Trial On June 13, 2019, following trial, Judge Elizabeth Hill entered judgment pursuant to a detailed statement of decision.4 The statement of decision directed the sale and conveyance of the marital residence located at 205 W. Floresta Way in Portola Valley. At the time of trial, Anne was living at the 205 W. Floresta Way property with the parties’ minor daughter and wished to remain there until the minor daughter graduated high school. The trial court awarded the property to James and ordered James to make an equalization payment to Anne for her share of the equity in the house. The property award required James to obtain financing for that payment and to assume Anne’s portion of the mortgage debt within 60 days of the entry of judgment. In the event James failed to meet the 60-day deadline, the trial court issued the following contingent orders: “Should he be unable to do so within 60 days of entry of judgment, the Court orders the marital residence to be

3In an order filed on July 15, 2021, we granted James’s request that we take judicial notice of the Findings and Order After Hearing dated January 12, 2021, including a…