- 3 - FINDINGS OF FACT Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found. A. Petitioner and His Former Spouse, Shagufta Lisa Ali Petitioner resided in California when he filed his petition. Petitioner and Ali separated on July 14, 1999. Petitioner and Ali have two children. B. Petitioner’s Divorce On May 10, 2000, Ali filed an order to show cause with the Superior Court of California for the County of Orange (State court), the court with jurisdiction over the dissolution of the marriage of petitioner and Ali, in which Ali sought, inter alia, family support payments from petitioner. In 2000, petitioner and Ali each owned an undivided one-half community property interest in SRC. Ali received monthly distributions of $24,000 from SRC from June to December 2000 (totaling $168,000) in 2000. Petitioner and Ali had not divided their community property interest in SRC in 2000. There was no court order or judgment or other written agreement requiring petitioner to pay child, spousal, or family support in 2000. On February 5, 2001, the State court filed a partial stipulation between petitioner and Ali which provided in part that Ali would continue to receive distributions from SRC of $24,000 per month as unallocated family support from petitioner commencing February 1, 2001. The State court reservedPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
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