Marriage of Quintana CA3

BACKGROUND

The parties were married in December 1991. A judgment dissolving their marriage was entered in September 2016. Included in that judgment was a marital settlement agreement, in which respondent agreed to “take assignment of his son’s

1 Student Loan” debt in the approximate amount of $30,000. The parties agreed to a mutual waiver of spousal support, and respondent agreed to pay to appellant an “equalizing payment” totaling $1,850. In March 2019, following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court ruled that respondent was “solely responsible for the student loans in the amount of $34,604.19 . . . [and] for expenses incurred to repair damage and for maintenance of the home in the amount of $2,293.05.” The court also ruled that appellant was “entitled to reimbursement for payment of the mortgage arrears in the amount of $3,441.00 and $797.05 for arrears on the second mortgage.” The court awarded appellant attorney’s fees totaling $5,000. The court ordered respondent pay to appellant $150 each month “for repayment of the student loans,” and $150 each month toward her attorney fees. The payments were to begin on April 1, 2019. On August 5, 2019, the trial court issued an…