Marriage of Lewis CA2/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re Marriage of STEVE and DONNA B255900 LEWIS. (c/w B258688)

STEVE LEWIS, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BD520825) Appellant,

v.

DONNA LEWIS,

Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Mark A. Juhas, Judge. Affirmed.

Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland and Marc J. Poster for Appellant.

Trope & DeCarolis, Patrick DeCarolis, Jr., and Melissa R. Fresquez for Respondent.

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This appeal arises from a July 11, 2014, judgment settling the marital estate of Steve (Steve) and Donna Lewis (Donna).1 Four issues lie at the heart of Steve’s appeal: (1) Whether the trial court erred in characterizing as community property $292,517 from an account that Steve established after the date of separation; (2) Whether the trial court erred in charging Steve for $254,000 transferred to the Anglo Irish Bank; (3) Whether the trial court erroneously attributed $49,776 in Steve’s personal corporation’s account to community property; and (4) Whether the trial court “abused its discretion in awarding more than $25,000 per month permanent support to start.” Quite simply, Steve did not meet his burden on appeal. We affirm. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Steve and Donna married on May 29, 1994, and had two children, one born in 1996 and one born in 1999. Steve is a partner in Vertical Systems, a wholesale manufacturers’ representative for commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment. He is also part owner of two related entities. Before having children, Donna worked as a senior accountant for a major accounting firm; since the birth of her children, she was primarily a stay-at-home mother. The family enjoyed an affluent lifestyle, which included an ocean-view home in Malibu and a vacation home in Mammoth. Steve filed a petition to dissolve the marriage in March 2010. The trial court found that the parties separated on September 30, 2010. Judgment on reserved issues was filed July 11, 2014. On appeal, Steve challenges certain monetary adjustments, discussed below.