Christina Ysabella Murillo Moreno v. Juan Jose Moreno, Jr.

This Court entered a Findings and Order after Hearing (FOAH) on July 28, 2025. Under the terms of FOAH, the parents—Juan Moreno (Father) and Christina Murillo (Mother)—agreed to a framework relating to visitation and school selection for their shared son Juan (DOB 11/07/2017). The FOAH further provided that the parents were to contact Marin Family Court Services (FCS) in May 2026, to review school preferences and evaluate the visitation conditions and terms agreed to by the parties and ordered by this Court.

The parents complied with this direction in the FOAH and FCS has conducted further mediation with the parties, as reflected in FCS’s report of June 11, 2026. In addition, FCS interviewed the parties’ son, Juan.

Under the terms of this Court’s previous FOAH, during the school year Juan is in Mother’s custody on the first, third, and fifth weekends of the month from Friday after school through Sunday evening. Commencing Summer 2026, Juan shall be in the custody of Mother for the summer, returning one week before school starts. During the summer, Father has custody on alternate weekends and for one two-week vacation.

As to the question of school choice, both parents now live in Sonoma County. The school choice issue, however, remains in dispute as Father would like Juan to continue attending Hamilton Elementary in Novato while Mother would like Juan to attend her neighborhood school in the Santa Rosa school district (Luther Burbank).

As a threshold matter, as neither parent resides in Marin County, venue for this matter needs to be transferred to Sonoma County where both parents reside following the 6/25/26 hearing in Marin. Mother reports that she has filed in Sonoma County to transfer their case, and a hearing has been scheduled for 8/27/26 in Sonoma Family Court.

As to the question of school selection. the Court finds good cause, based on a review of the materials submitted, and that it is in the best interest of the child that Juan attend Luther Burbank Elementary in Mother’s school district beginning school year 2026 – 2027. As Mother is available to provide care and individual attention to Juan, the Court further orders Juan to be in Mother’s custody during the school week.

As reflected in the FCS report, the quality of communication between the parties is constructive and positive. The texts submitted by Mother showing communications between her, Father, and Juan’s stepmother show respectful and friendly coparenting communications between the adults in Juan’s life. That bodes well for continued and healthy coparenting which as the parties transition to a shared custody schedule now that Mother has moved closer to Father’s home. The Court adopts the recommendations of the FCS report, as modified, as follows: All prior orders not in conflict with the below shall remain in effect with the following modifications.