Zacchaeus Zomaya v. Madinah Rumion

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

5) 6 ZACCHAEUS ZOMAYA,) Case Number: FPT-24-378508) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: April 23, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 MADINAH RUMION,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: BOBBY P. LUNA) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER FOR CHANGE OF CHANGE OF CHILD CUSTODY, VISITATION 13 (PARENTING 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) The parties are Petitioner Zacchaeus Zomaya (Father) and Respondent Madinah Rumion 19 (Mother).

The minor child subject to this proceeding is Rheya Zomaya (DOB: 04/11/22). 20 2) On September 11, 2025, following 4 days of trial on Mother’s Request for Domestic Violence 21 Restraining Order (DVRO), the Court granted a 5-year DVRO against Father. The parties’ minor 22 child is listed as a protected party. Mother has sole legal and sole physical custody of the minor 23 child and Father has parenting time with the minor child two times per week for two hours at a 24 time. 25 3) On October 20, 2025, Mother filed a Request for Order seeking the Court’s permission to relocate 26 to the State of Florida with the minor child. 27 4) On January 20, 2026, Father filed a Responsive Declaration in opposition to Mother’s requests. 28 5) On January 29, 2026, the matter was heard and the Court issued the following orders: 29 a.

Matter set for trial setting on April 6, 2026, in Department 405

1 b. Related case no. FDV-25-818277 is hereby consolidated with case no. FPT-24-378508. 2 Case no. FPT-24-378508 shall be the lead case for all future filings. 3 c. Father’s request for joint legal and joint physical custody is DENIED. 4 d. Father’s request for unsupervised visitation is DENIED. 5 e. The Court does not find any basis to modify the existing orders given that Father has not 6 begun the court-ordered Batterer’s Intervention Program. 7 6) On February 4, 2026, Father filed a Request for Order renewing his request to modify child 8 custody and visitation.

Matter was set for Readiness on March 9, 2026. 9 7) On March 9, 2026, the Court referred the parties to FCS Mediation to occur on April 2, 2026 and 10 set a review hearing on April 23, 2026. 11 B. Findings and Order 12 1) This Court has jurisdiction to make child custody orders in this case under the Uniform Child 13 Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. A violation of this order may subject the party in 14 violation to civil or criminal penalties, or both. The country of habitual residence of the minor 15 child(ren) is the United States. 16 2) Father’s request to modify child custody to joint legal and joint physical custody is DENIED. 17 While the Court understands Father commenced a 52-week Batterer’s Intervention Program, the 18 program has not yet been completed, which is a prerequisite pursuant to California Family Code 19 section 3044. 20 3) Father’s request to modify the existing parenting plan is GRANTED.