Yassine Ghaleb v. Ardanna Ghaleb

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

5) 6 YASSINE GHALEB,) Case Number: FDI-23-797499) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: July 23, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 ARDANNA GHALEB,) Department: 404) 10 Respondent) Presiding: AI MORI) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER TO CHANGE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY ORDER, CHILD CUSTODY, 13 VISITATION (PARENTING TIME), SHORTENING TIME 14 TENTATIVE RULING 15 Having read and considered the pleadings, declarations, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the 16 Court makes the following findings and orders: 17 A.

Procedural History 18 1) Petitioner Yassine Ghaleb (Father) and Respondent Ardanna Ghaleb (Mother) have two minor 19 children together, Issa (DOB: 2/18/2015, age 11) and Yusra (12/23/2018, age 7). The parties have 20 joint legal custody of the children. 21 2) On 11/5/2024, the Court ordered that the children shall be with Father in Antioch during the week 22 and spend alternating weekends with Mother in San Francisco, from Friday school pick up to 23 Monday morning drop off. Since then, there were several hearings at which the Court maintained 24 the parenting time schedule and issued additional orders including a Tier II of the children’s 25 afterschool program and a right of first refusal. 26 3) On 3/25/2026, Father filed an ex parte request for sole legal custody and sole physical custody, 27 with virtual weekend visits for Mother.

He stated that Child Protective Services (CPS) “became 28 involved in early February due to concerns of [Mother's] neglect and physical abuse," including 29 "reports of physical discipline involving foreign objects and verbal abuse toward the child(ren).”

1 He stated that Mother was also leaving the children with inappropriate or unsafe caregivers and 2 failing to ensure their regular school attendance. Mother filed a response in which she denied all 3 CPS allegations and stated the children had consistently attended school during her parenting 4 time and were absent only when they were sick and late when there was traffic. The Court denied 5 Father’s ex parte request pending a hearing, which was set for 5/21/2026. 6 4) The parties attended mediation and reached a partial agreement that Mother shall have parenting 7 time on alternating weekends from pick up on Saturday at 10AM to drop off on Sunday at 6PM. 8 (See Stipulation and Order filed 5/11/2026.)

The parties further agreed to have the matter set for 9 further hearing on 7/21/2026. The Court ordered the parties to file and serve update declarations 10 10 days before the 7/23/2026 hearing. 11 5) On 7/21/2026, Father filed an update declaration in which he reiterates his request for sole legal 12 and physical custody of the children. Documents attached to his declaration show that CPS found 13 the allegations against Mother were “inconclusive” and closed the matter on 6/18/2026. 14 B. Findings and Orders 15 1) This Court has jurisdiction to make child custody orders in this case under the Uniform Child 16 Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.