Jose Alberto Martinez Reynosa v. Josefina Tolama Coba

1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 2 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 3 UNIFIED FAMILY COURT 4

5) 6 JOSE ALBERTO MARTINEZ REYNOSA,) Case Number: FDI-24-800540) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: June 16, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 JOSEFINA TOLAMA COBA,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: BOBBY P. LUNA) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER SPOUSAL OR PARTNER SUPPORT 13 TENTATIVE RULING 14 Having read and considered the pleadings, declarations, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the 15 Court makes the following findings and orders: 16 A. Procedural History 17 1) The parties are Petitioner Jose Alberto Martinez Reynosa (Husband) and Respondent Josefina 18 Tolama Coba (Wife).

There are no minor children subject to this proceeding. 19 2) On 11/13/24, Husband filed a Petition for Dissolution indicating the date of the marriage is 20 04/23/15 and the date of separation is 05/01/21 for a marriage of 5 years and 1 month. 21 3) On 12/23/24, Wife filed a Response and Request for Dissolution indicating the date of the 22 marriage is 04/23/15 and date of separation is 12/04/23 for a marriage of 8 years and 7 months. 23 4) On 04/30/26, Wife filed a Request for Order seeking guideline temporary spousal support of 24 $2,442 a month.

Wife indicates that Husband’s makes $7,392 in gross monthly income, pays 25 $4,588 in monthly expenses, and has $2,600 in debts. Wife asserts these figures based on 26 Husband’s 03/22/25 Income and Expense Declaration. Wife states she is employed on an “on- 27 call basis,” so her work is not guaranteed by her employer, and on or about 12/18/25 she stopped 28 accepting shifts due to ongoing health issues from a work-related injury sustained in 2021. Wife 29 asserts Husband was the primary provider for the household during marriage and Wife was left

1 with substantial debt after separation. Wife attaches a proposed XSpouse calculation to her 2 Request for Order. 3 5) On 04/30/26, Wife filed an Income and Expense Declaration indicating that she makes $0 in 4 gross monthly, has $0 in real and personal property assets, pays $1,633.39 in monthly debt 5 payments, pays $4,187.39 in total monthly expense, and has $2,554 of her monthly expenses paid 6 by others. 7 6) On 04/30/26, Wife filed a Statement of Support Calculations using Husband’s income listed in 8 his 03/22/25 Income and Expense Declaration to determine guideline temporary monthly spousal 9 support of $2,442. 10 7) On 05/07/26, Wife filed a Proof of Service indicating that Husband was served on 05/06/26 by 11 mail, which is timely service. 12 8) On 06/05/26, Husband filed a Responsive Declaration in opposition to Wife’s Request for Order. 13 Husband asserts Wife has been self-supporting since separation.

Husband indicates that Wife is 14 voluntarily not working and requests that the Court impute earnings to Wife as she provided no 15 documentary evidence of her disability. Husband asserts that Wife’s earning capacity is at 16 minimum $5,000 a month based on the hourly compensation of Wife’s current job multiplied by 17 forty hours per week ($29 x 40). Husband states that he sustained an injury while at work and has 18 been on disability since 10/2/25. Husband attaches a healthcare form showing he is on temporary 19 disability until 7/21/26.