Marriage of Metzler CA4/1
Michael and Andrea Metzler married in 1997, had five children together, and separated in 2016. After a hearing in February 2020, the trial court entered a judgment dissolving the marriage and finding that Michael owed over $200,000 in child and spousal support arrears, largely due to his failure to pay support based on substantial commissions he earned between 2016 and 2019. After a second hearing in September, the court entered a second judgment that divided the parties’ assets and debts, ordered Michael to pay $650 per month in post-judgment spousal support, and awarded Andrea’s counsel $7,500 in fees and $2,000 in sanctions pursuant to Family Code sections 3557 and 271.
Michael appeals the judgments entered after these two hearings, stating that his “foremost challenges” are to the orders regarding child support, spousal support, and attorney fees.
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