Karlin v. Guastini CA2/1

Filed 3/24/26 Karlin v. Guastini CA2/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 ONE

BENJAMIN MILES KARLIN, B338432

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BD572027) v.

PAOLA GUASTINI,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Wendy L. Wilcox, Judge. Affirmed. Paola Guastini, in propria persona, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. __________________________________

Appellant Paola Guastini appeals the trial court’s order awarding to respondent Benjamin Miles Karlin (her ex-husband) sole legal custody of their son, Theo, and vesting Karlin with “tie- breaking authority” with respect to decisions regarding their son Vittorio. We affirm because Guastini provided an inadequate record for us to review her claims of error, and because she forfeited her arguments by failing to cite to the record she did provide.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND From the record Guastini provided, we discern the following events:

A. The Parties File RFOs On August 16, 2023, Guastini filed a Request for Order to modify custody, visitation, and child and spousal support attorneys’ fees. The RFO is not in the record. On October 10, 2023, Karlin filed an RFO seeking sanctions pursuant to Family Code section 271.1 On October 27, 2023, Karlin filed another RFO seeking sanctions pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 128.5 and 128.7. Neither RFO is in the record. It appears that Guastini did not oppose either RFO.