Marriage of Manning and Kim CA1/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL

BACKGROUND

This is the second appeal we have considered in connection with the parties’ dissolution of their marriage. As we noted in our first opinion (Manning v. Kim (April 10, 2019, A149875) [nonpub. opn.] (Manning I)), Manning is an attorney licensed to practice in New York, and Kim is a doctor. The two were married for around 12 years, and they have three children. They separated in November 2013, and dissolution proceedings were initiated

1 the following month. Manning has been unrepresented for most of the proceedings, including in this appeal. The trial court’s final judgment was entered in September 2016, and it awarded the parties joint legal custody of the children, Kim sole physical custody, and Manning reasonable visitation and monthly child and spousal support. In Manning I, we considered and rejected Manning’s challenge to the final judgment. Post-judgment litigation continued. But appellant’s appendix contains only four documents, providing little insight into the nature of those proceedings. The first is Manning’s request for temporary emergency orders regarding child custody and other issues (an “ex parte” request) filed on March 15,…