Marriage of Connolly CA3

BACKGROUND

This case has a lengthy and somewhat complicated procedural history involving legal proceedings in California and Utah. We summarize only the facts relevant to the disposition of the issues raised on appeal. A more detailed discussion of the background of this case is set forth in our prior opinion, In re Marriage of Connolly (2018) 20 Cal.App.5th 395 (Connolly).2 Original California Court Orders Joseph and Diane were married in 1988 and had two sons, born in February 1991 and November 1994. (Connolly, supra, 20 Cal.App.5th at p. 399.) In August 2004, the marriage was dissolved and the El Dorado County Superior Court (California court) ordered Joseph to pay Diane $400 a month in spousal support. (Ibid.) In November 2005, the California court ordered Joseph to pay $1,610 a month in child support, commencing August 2005. (Connolly, supra, 20 Cal.App.5th at p. 399.) The court also ordered Joseph to pay $100 a month in arrearages beginning October 2005. (Ibid.)

Because Joseph and Diane share the same last name, we refer to them by their respective first names. 2 Except for the proceedings that occurred in the California court after we issued our opinion in Connolly,…