Marriage of Livingston CA2/1
The trial court entered a final judgment of dissolution as to appellant Christopher Livingston and respondent Cozette Livingston. The judgment included the parties’ stipulated judgment of dissolution (Stipulation), which governed the parties’ division of property upon their divorce. Soon after judgment, however, the parties became locked in a dispute over the proper disposition of real estate located in Washington (the Washington property), which they owned as community property while married. The Stipulation awarded the Washington property to Christopher as his separate property, but also required the property to be put in “trust” for the benefit of the parties’ two sons, while also acknowledging Christopher’s right to sell the property. Christopher sought an order on the issue from the trial court. Over Christopher’s objection, the trial court interpreted the Stipulation to require Christopher to place the Washington property in an irrevocable trust for the benefi
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