What is the burden of proving reversible error in a marriage case?

A judgment or order of the trial court is presumed to be correct, and all intendments and presumptions are indulged to support it on matters as to which the record is silent. (Denham v. Superior Court (1970) 2 Cal.3d 557, 564; In re Marriage of Gray (2002) 103 Cal.App.4th 974, 977-978.) Thus, an appellant

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has the burden to affirmatively demonstrate reversible error. (Denham v. Superior Court, supra, at p. 564; In re Marriage of Gray, supra, at pp. 977-978.)