Modification of Spousal Support; Attorney Fees and Costs
1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 2 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 3 UNIFIED FAMILY COURT 4
5) 6 CHRISTINA MARIE CZAP,) Case Number: FDI-25-801014) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: June 25, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 FELIPE SAINT-JEAN ANTONIJEVIC,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: BOBBY P. LUNA) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER RE CHANGE OF SPOUSAL OR PARTNER SUPPORT, ATTORNEY FEES 13 AND COSTS 14 TENTATIVE RULING 15 The parties are ordered to appear. The parties may appear in person in Dept. 403 or remotely by 16 Zoom video. If a party chooses to appear by video, that party must abide by the Notice and 17 Instructions for Remote Appearances in San Francisco Family Court set forth above. 18 A.
Procedural History 19 1) The parties are Petitioner Marie Czap and Respondent Felipe Saint-Jean Antonijevic. 20 2) On 4/16/26, Petitioner filed a Request for Order seeking modification of the 4/2/26 spousal 21 support order based on a change in income, determination of spousal support arrears, and $75,000 22 in attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to Family Code section 2030. The matter was set for hearing 23 on 6/9/26. 24 3) On 5/14/26, the parties filed an Agreement and Order to Reschedule Hearing and the matter was 25 continued to 6/25/26. 26 4) On 6/10/26, Petitioner filed a Supplemental Declaration in support of Petitioner’s Request for 27 Order augmenting the attorney’s fees request to $129,550. 28 5) On 6/11/26, Respondent filed a Responsive Declaration in opposition to Petitioner’s Request for 29 Order.
1 6) On 6/11/26, Respondent filed an Income and Expense Declaration. 2 7) On 6/11/26, Respondent filed a Statement of Support Calculations. 3 8) On 6/17/26, Petitioner filed a declaration of Jessica Lordan, CPA. 4 9) On 6/17/26, Petitioner filed an Income and Expense Declaration. 5 10) On 6/17/26, Petitioner filed Petitioner’s Witness List, which indicates Petitioner’s intent to call 6 Jessica Lordan, CPA at the 6/25/26 hearing. 7 11) On 6/17/26, Petitioner filed a Statement of Support Calculations. 8 12) On 6/22/26, Respondent filed Respondent’s Request for Evidentiary Hearing, which indicates 9 Respondent’s intent to cross-examine Petitioner and her expert as well as testify and present 10 expert testimony. 11 B. Findings and Order 12 1) The Court finds good cause to GRANT Respondent’s request for an evidentiary hearing pursuant 13 to Family Code section 217. 14 2) The parties are ordered to appear and shall be prepared to: (a) discuss their time estimate for 15 trial; and (b) inform the Court of the proposed number of witnesses they intend to present. 16
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