Parker v. Ainsworth CA5

Filed 4/23/25 Parker v. Ainsworth CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

TIFFANY ANN PARKER, F086823 Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. BFL-18-003913) v.

ROBERT HOWARD AINSWORTH, OPINION Respondent;

KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES,

Intervener and Respondent.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Kern County. Cynthia L. Loo, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Tiffany A. Parker, in pro. per., for Appellant. Robert H. Ainsworth, in pro. per., for Respondent. No appearance for Intervener and Respondent. -ooOoo-

Tiffany Ann Parker (Mother) and Robert Howard Ainsworth (Father) have litigated disputes over child support in three states—Hawaii, California, and Florida. In this appeal, Mother challenges the denial of her request for an order directing Father to disclose information about the disability benefit he receives from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). The family court denied Mother’s request as untimely and concluded it was an attempt to relitigate a motion to modify child support heard on November 8, 2021. Before this court can reach the merits of the appeal, we must determine whether we have jurisdiction, which requires an appealable order. As explained below, the challenged order is not appealable. Therefore, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS Mother and Father are self-represented litigants familiar with the factual and procedural history of their dispute over child support. Some of that history is set forth in our opinion in case No. F086739. As a result, we do not repeat details contained in that opinion, but begin by describing the request for order that is the basis for this appeal. On July 19, 2023,1 Mother filed (1) a peremptory challenge to Commissioner Cynthia Loo; (2) a request for order directing Father to disclose information about his VA disability benefit; and (3) a declaration supporting the request. A superior court judge denied the peremptory challenge to the commissioner on the day it was filed.2 On