Richards

BACKGROUND FACTS

We incorporate by reference the summary of facts outlined in Richards I concerning the dissolution action.4 Relevant to this appeal, Alicia and Ryal were each represented by counsel in 2016 when Ryal filed a dissolution petition and moved out of the family residence (Property). (Richards I, G055927.) Ryal, claiming he could not afford to maintain the Property in addition to a separate residence, requested a hearing on selling the Property immediately. (Ibid.) He believed the Property’s equity was approximately $800,000. (Ibid.) Alicia indicated she wanted to purchase the Property. (Ibid.) In 2017, Alicia and Ryal, with their counsel, appeared for a hearing and entered into a settlement agreement and stipulation for judgment. (Ibid.) The 11-page proposed judgment concerned many of the parties’ disputes, including custody arrangements, credits, and support payments. With respect to the Property, the agreement provided Alicia with a July 7, 2017, deadline to obtain funds from a family trust to buy out Ryal’s share, or alternatively a timeline and process for vacating and selling the residence if Alicia did not purchase the Property before July 7. (Ibid.) All did not…