Marriage of Moreno CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Christina and Miguel married in September 2004, had two children together, and separated in September 2016. Christina filed for divorce in January 2017, and the status of the marriage was dissolved at Miguel’s request in November 2017. The parties resolved most of the marital property issues through private mediation. In January 2020, the parties executed a Property and Spousal Support Settlement Agreement, dividing the majority of their assets and permanently waiving spousal support. The marital settlement agreement was “subject to [the] final determination of values of the bank accounts at November 1, 2016 and the characterization of the investment and retirement accounts as of December 31, 2019, as further determined by [expert] Seth Kaplan.” The settlement agreement also required Miguel to pay Christina an equalizing payment of $20,000 from his share of the bank accounts awarded to him under the agreement. Each party was to bear his or her own attorney’s fees and costs. On March 13, 2020, the court entered a judgment of dissolution, which included the parties’ marital settlement agreement. The dissolution judgment reserved jurisdiction…