Rizzardi

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

History Prior to 2019 Orders to Show Cause

Russell and Sandra were married in October 1976, and divorced in December 1997. On July 7, 1998, the Superior Court for County of Sacramento (trial court) entered a stipulated judgment on reserved issues that ordered Russell to pay Sandra $1,700 per month in spousal support until the death of either party, marriage of Sandra, or further order of the court, whichever occurred first. Russell and Sandra did not have any children together. In April 2001, Russell married again. The marriage produced two children, one was born in 2002 and the other in 2004. Russell and his second wife separated, and entered into a judgment of legal separation in October 2010 in the Superior Court for the County of Contra Costa. According to the terms of that judgment, Russell would pay his estranged wife $5,200 per month in child support. The judgment also required Russell to pay $15,000 per year to fund an educational account for each child —for a total of $30,000—on the condition of his receiving a bonus, with Russell’s obligation to make a payment for the educational fund of one of the children ending in 2021…