Marriage of Butler CA6
The focus of this appeal is a three-page stipulation concerning the disposition of the parties’ community property residence. Respondent Imani Butler and appellant Leslie Butler signed the stipulation in May 2012, while their dissolution action was pending, and the stipulation was signed by a judge and entered as a court order. Under the stipulation, Imani quitclaimed the residence to Leslie with the proviso that she was to deed it back to the community 12 months later if she had not succeeded in removing Imani’s name from the loan on the residence by modification or refinancing. The stipulation also provided for the sale of the residence. Leslie obtained a modification of the loan, but the modification did not remove Imani’s name from the loan. Leslie did not deed the residence back to the community at the end of the 12-month period. In 2016, Imani obtained a court order requiring Leslie to deed the residence back to the community and requiring that the residence be sold.
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