IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE In the Matter of the Marriage of: ) No. 82192-0-I ) MADHAVAN VIJAYABOOPATHY, ) ) Appellant, ) ) and ) ) PRAMILA MADHAVAN, n/k/a ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION PRAMILA LAWRANCE, ) ) Respondent. ) ) VERELLEN, J. — Madhavan Vijayaboopathy challenges the trial court’s parenting plan restricting his residential time to the discretion of his 15-year-old daughter. Because the court found that Vijayaboopathy had a history of domestic violence under RCW 26.09.191(2)(a)(iii) against the mother, Pramila Lawrance, the court did not abuse its discretion in restricting his residential time and also considering the “wishes” of their “sufficiently mature” daughter. Vijayaboopathy also challenges the trial court’s maintenance award, division of property, child support order, and its attorney fee award in favor of Lawrance. But he fails to properly assign error to specific findings of fact. Further, even if we ignore his deficient assignments of error, substantial evidence supports the trial court’s findings. The court did not abuse its discretion. We award attorney fees on appeal to Lawrance. No. 82192-0-I/2 Therefore, we affirm. FACTS In 2001, Madhavan Vijayaboopathy married Pramila Lawrance1 in India. Shortly after they were married, he started physically abusing her. In 2006, Vijayaboopathy, Lawrance, and their two daughters moved to the United States, but they kept their residence in India. They entered the United States on an H1-B visa sponsored by Vijayaboopathy’s employer, T-Mobile. A few years later, the family, including daughters, Mokshita and Shivani,2 moved to Bothell, Washington. On April 7, 2019, after 19 years of marriage, Vijayaboopathy filed for divorce. During the marriage, Vijayaboopathy removed thousands of dollars from “community funds” and transferred them to a “life coach,” Ms. Holloway.3 Vijayaboopathy also refinanced their Bothell residence without Lawrance’s knowledge and failed to pay the mortgage. As a result, their “loan [on the property] is now in foreclosure.”4 At the time of trial, Vijayaboopathy earned approximately $19,008 a month as a senior architect for T-Mobile. Lawrance’s ability to work in the United States 1 Pramila Madhavan changed her name to Pramila Lawrance. 2 We refer to the daughters by their first names for clarity. Clerk’s Papers (CP) at 106 (Finding of Fact (FF) 22.3(a)); Report of 3 Proceedings (RP) (Oct. 6, 2020) at 219. 4 CP at 106 (FF 22.3(a)). 2 No. 82192-0-I/3 was complicated by her immigration status, and she referred to herself as a stay- at-home mother. After a bench trial, the trial court entered written findings of fact and conclusions of law. The court entered a final parenting plan restricting Vijayaboopathy’s residential time to the sole discretion of 15-year-old Mokshita. The court entered a final divorce order requiring Vijayaboopathy to pay Lawrance maintenance of $8,000 a month for nine years. The court also awarded the real properties to Lawrance, divided the community personal property in favor of Vijayaboopathy, distributed the community debt in favor of Lawrance, and held each parent personally responsible for their individual debt. The court entered a final child support order …
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