Iredale

*323 Opinion

Introduction

In three consolidated appeals arising out of the dissolution of the marriage of Nancy L. Iredale and Clifton B. Cates III, Cates appeals from numerous rulings encompassed within the trial court’s judgment concerning the division of community property and other economic issues, from a postjudgment order to enforce the judgment, and from a postjudgment order imposing sanctions on him for thwarting the policy of the law to promote settlement and encourage cooperation to reduce litigation costs. As to the first appeal, with but one exception, we find no merit in Cates’s contentions. Iredale filed a cross-appeal as to the judgment; however, given our resolution of Cates’s appeal, we conclude no relief is in order on the cross-appeal.

As to the second appeal concerning the postjudgment order enforcing the judgment, we conclude the trial court’s ruling was in excess of its jurisdiction. We therefore reverse that portion of the order from which the appeal was taken, and remand the matter to the trial court.

As to the third appeal concerning the imposition of sanctions, we find no error and affirm the order.

Factual and procedural background

The parties…