Reed v. Reed CA2/8

Filed 12/2/25 Reed v. Reed CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

KASEI REED, B344540

Petitioner and Respondent, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. v. 23CMFL00199

ALONZO BILL REED,

Respondent and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Kimberly Dotson, Commissioner. Affirmed. No appearance for Petitioner and Respondent. Alonzo B. Reed, in pro per., for Respondent and Appellant. ____________________ Alonzo Reed and Kasei Reed married in August 2014 and separated in March 2023, citing irreconcilable differences. We refer to them by their first names. Undesignated statutory citations refer to the Family Code.

In May 2023, Alonzo signed an FL-180 judgment form that Kasei had prepared. Near the top of the form, Kasei checked the box stating the judgment was an uncontested or default dissolution of the Reeds’ marriage. The judgment awarded Kasei real property located at 724 W. Plum Street in Compton. Notary public T. Donlow verified Alonzo personally appeared before him, signed the judgment, and acknowledged his understanding that signing the judgment was a free and voluntary act. In July 2023, Alonzo signed an interspousal grant deed, which provided, in relevant part, that: “for a valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Grantor Alonzo B. Reed and Kasei C. Reed, Trustors and Trustees of the Reed Family Trust, dated November 7th, 2020 hereby grants to Kasei C. Reed, a married woman as her sole and separate property the real property . . . more commonly known as 724 W. Plum Street, Compton, CA 90222-3940.” Notary public Emmanuel Gonzalez verified that he had confirmed Alonzo’s identity and that Alonzo signed the deed in his authorized capacity. In November 2023, Alonzo signed the final Stipulated Judgment form, which stated Kasei would be awarded the 724 W. Plum St. property as “her sole and separate property.” The judgment included an acknowledgement by Alonzo that he had been advised by counsel or had the opportunity to seek independent counsel “in regards to the economic benefits conferred by this Stipulated Judgment as they may be better or worse than the economic benefits that would be conferred after such a full evidentiary hearing or trial.” One year later, Alonzo filed a motion to set aside the judgment under § 2120. Section 2120 et seq. “authorizes a