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Facts

• The case involves an appeal by the Respondent against a qualified domestic relations order. The appeal centers on two main issues: a dispute over the amount of a "credit/set off" following the payment of a property tax debt after the division of community property and debts, and a sanction imposed on the Respondent for not executing a document as required. The Respondent had stipulated to the amount of the credit/set off during the hearing but later filed objections to it. The sanction was related to the Respondent's reluctance to sign due to concerns about tax liability (paras 7-10).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Petitioner-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]
• Respondent-Appellant: Argued that the credit/set off should have been $6,393.62 instead of $3,893.62, based on his payment of a property tax debt. Also contested a $100 per day sanction imposed for not executing a document, attributing the issue to misrepresentations by opposing counsel regarding communications between the parties (paras 7-9).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in determining the amount of the "credit/set off" to be $3,893.62 instead of $6,393.62.
• Whether the district court abused its discretion by imposing a $100 per day sanction on the Respondent for not executing a required document (paras 7-9).

Disposition

• The order of the district court was affirmed (para 11).

Reasons

• The Court, consisting of Chief Judge J. Miles Hanisee, Judge Julie J. Vargas, and Judge Briana H. Zamora, unanimously affirmed the district court's order. The Court found the Respondent's submissions insufficient to overturn the presumption of correctness in favor of the trial court's rulings. Specifically, the Court noted that the Respondent had not met the burden of clearly pointing out errors in fact or law regarding both the disputed credit/set off and the imposed sanction. The Court highlighted procedural shortcomings in the Respondent's appeal, including the failure to provide a thorough summary of proceedings below and to clearly articulate errors in the district court's decision. The decision to affirm was based on these procedural issues as well as on the merits of the arguments presented (paras 1-11).