REQUEST FOR ORDER RE: SPOUSAL OR PARTNER SUPPORT, & CHILD SUPPORT
1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 2 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 3 UNIFIED FAMILY COURT 4
5) 6 KABIR SINGH SIKAND,) Case Number: FDI-23-798647) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: April 23, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 PREETI HOODA SIKAND,) Department: 404) 10 Respondent) Presiding: AI MORI) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER RE: SPOUSAL OR PARTNER SUPPORT, & CHILD 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) Petitioner Kabir Sikand (Father) and Respondent Preeti Sikand (Mother) married on 11/28/2007. 18 The parties disagree regarding their date of separation.
Father contends the parties separated on 19 11/24/2020, for a marriage of 13 years. Mother contends the parties separated on 9/21/2023, for a 20 marriage of 15 years and 10 months. The parties have one minor child, Kai (DOB: 11/4/2014, age 21 11). Father is represented by attorney Ana Cazeneuve of DeLacey, Riebel & Shindell LLP. 22 Mother is represented by attorney Anne Fokstuen. 23 2) The Court notes that in 2024, both parties filed Requests for Domestic Violence Restraining 24 Order against the other party.
However, per the Stipulation and Order filed 6/14/2024, the parties 25 agreed to dismiss their Requests for DVRO without prejudice. 26 3) On for hearing is Mother’s Request for Order filed 1/23/2026 seeking guideline child and 27 temporary spousal support retroactive to the date she filed her Request for Order, as well as an 28 order requiring that all child support add-ons be shared in accordance with Family Code section 29 4061. Mother further asks the Court to delay any imputation of income to her until August 2026
1 because she is currently taking classes at City College in San Francisco to update her 2 photography skills. Mother states that she is 48 years old and was a homemaker during the 3 parties’ marriage. Mother states she has a BFA in New Media and an MFA in photography and 4 she currently works as a blog editor, technical consultant, and website designer for a school in 5 India (for which she is paid $1,000 per month for 25 hours of work per week). Mother states she 6 has been looking for work, including as a barista, but has been unsuccessful.
Mother states she 7 has borrowed $230,000 from family to pay expenses, including paying $170,000 in attorney’s 8 fees. Mother states she currently receives food stamps. Mother states Father is a successful 9 technology professional earning $240,000 annually who is in sole possession of the parties’ three- 10 story, seven room Queen Anne house in Hayes Valley with a separate in-law apartment that the 11 parties used to rent out to tenants. 12 4) On 1/20/2026, Mother filed an Income and Expense Declaration.
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Mother states her income is 13 $1,000 per month. Mother states her monthly expenses total $7,880. Mother states she has $7,221 14 in cash savings and her other assets are “TBD”. Mother states she owes $21,629 for a car, $3,598 15 for credit card debt, and $165,000 for a loan from family and friends. Mother also states their son 16 spends 25% of his time with Mother. 17 5) On 2/4/2026 and 2/5/2026, a long-cause hearing was held. Per the Order After Hearing filed 18 2/6/2026, Judge Mori made final custody orders, awarding Father sole physical custody of Kai 19 and awarding joint legal custody of Kai with Father having final tiebreaker decision-making.
The 20 order also adopts their parenting coordinator’s recommendation for Kai to be in Mother’s care 21 every other weekend on Friday at school pick up and drop off on Sunday at 7:30 PM or through 22 Monday at 7:30 PM if there is no school on that Monday, and one day per week on Mondays, and 23 the parties to alternate holidays and school breaks (including week on / week off during summer). 24 6) On 4/10/2026, Father filed a Responsive Declaration. Father states he consents to guideline child 25 support but does not consent to pay spousal support.
Father states he was previously ordered to 26 pay child and spousal support to Mother (see Findings and Order After Hearing filed 5/23/2024). 27 However, at the hearing on 3/4/2025 (Findings and Order After Hearing filed 4/4/2025), the 28 parties agreed to set support at $0 due to Father’s job loss and the Court ordered both parties to 29 abide by the attached Seek Work Orders. Father states Mother has never provided her compliance
1 with the Seek Work Orders. Father states Mother holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications 2 in addition to her other stated degrees. Father states the school for which Mother currently works 3 as a blog editor, technical consultant, and website designer is owned by Mother’s family, and that 4 Mother previously informed Father that this position was a three-month temporary position. 5 Father states Mother has chosen to work part-time at below-market wages and takes voluntary 6 photography coursework one afternoon per week.
Father notes Mother has not provided any proof 7 of enrollment, duration, or how the coursework will add to her existing credentials. Father 8 contends that had Mother complied with the Seek Work Orders issued 13 months ago, she likely 9 would have already secured full-time work at well above minimum wage. Father contends 10 Mother could be earning $90,000 per year, or $7,500 per month, and asks the Court to impute this 11 amount to Mother. Father states he began working for HubSpot in December 2025 after one year 12 of unemployment (during which Father states he incurred significant debt).
Father states he has 13 made good faith settlement efforts regarding a support amount for Mother. 14 7) On 4/10/2026, Father filed a Memorandum of Points and Authorities. 15 8) On 4/10/2026, Father filed an Income and Expense Declaration. Father agrees that Kai is in 16 Mother’s care 25% of the time. 17 9) On 4/16/2026, Mother filed a Reply Declaration. Mother states she is taking Advanced Photoshop 18 and Business Practices in Photography classes that require more than 30+ hours of weekly course 19 work and is walking dogs up to 10 hours weekly earning $500 per month.
Mother states she never 20 studied Communications and does not have a degree in it. Mother notes that Father only offers 21 her weekday visitation times, which impacts her ability to work on weekdays. 22 10) On 4/16/2026, Mother filed an additional Income and Expense Declaration. Mother states her 23 position at the school in India “ended.” 24 11) On 4/16/2026, Mother filed a Statement of Support Calculations. 25 12) The Court notes the following upcoming hearing dates: 26 a. 5/5/2026 and 5/6/2026 – long-cause hearing on the issue of the parties’ date of separation 27 b. 6/1/2026 – Judicial Settlement Conference with Judge Luna 28 c. 8/18/2026 – Family Law Long Cause Trial 29
1 B. Findings and Order 2 1) The Court finds good cause to impute Mother with 25 hours per week of minimum wage income. 3 This amounts to (($19.81 x 25) x 52) / 12 = $2,146 per month. This order is made without 4 prejudice to the Court’s ability to impute additional income to Mother at the upcoming 8/18/2026 5 trial. 6 2) Mother shall continue to comply with the existing Seek Work Order. The Court’s jurisdiction to 7 modify child and spousal support retroactive to the date she secures a position of paid 8 employment where she is earning more than $2,146 per month is reserved. 9 3) Effective 1/23/2026, in accordance with the XSpouse calculation attached hereto and 10 incorporated herein, Father shall pay to Mother $472 per month in guideline base child support 11 and $3,427 per month in temporary guideline base spousal support, for total support due and 12 owing of $3,898 per month. 13 4) Base support for April 2026 shall be paid in full no later than 4/24/2026 at 5 PM. 14 5) The Court finds that Father owes to Mother support arrears in the amount of $1,006 for the period 15 1/23/2026 – 1/31/2026 and $7,796 for the period 2/1/2026 – 3/31/2026, for total support arrears 16 due and owing of $8,802 for the period 1/23/2026 – 3/31/2026.
Commencing 5/15/2026, Father 17 shall pay to Mother an additional $1,467 by the 15th of each month for 6 months to satisfy these 18 base support arrears. 19 6) Effective 1/23/2026, in addition to base child and temporary spousal support, Father shall pay as 20 additional Smith / Ostler child and temporary spousal support a portion of any and all additional 21 gross income (e.g., bonuses and vested RSUs) received in excess of his base salary of $20,000 per 22 month, pursuant to the Bonus Table attached hereto and incorporated herein.
Smith / Ostler child 23 and spousal support shall be paid to Mother within 10 days of Father receiving the additional 24 income and he shall provide to Mother at the same time as payment documentary evidence 25 showing the amount of additional income received by Father. 26 7) Effective 1/23/2026, the parties shall share 65 (Father) / 35 (Mother) the following child support 27 add-on expenses: 28 a. All childcare costs incurred for employment as defined in Family Code section 29 4062(a)(1);
1 b. All reasonable uninsured healthcare costs for Kai; 2 c. All travel expenses incurred by Mother to take Kai to Tahoe for snowboarding team 3 during snowboarding team season. 4 8) The procedure for requesting and paying reimbursement claims for reasonable uninsured 5 healthcare costs shall be as set forth in Judicial Council Form FL-192. 6 9) The procedure for requesting and paying reimbursement claims for qualifying childcare costs, 7 uninsured healthcare costs, and travel expenses incurred by Mother to take Kai to Tahoe during 8 snowboarding team season shall be as follows.
When a party (e.g. Party A) pays for a qualifying 9 expense, within 30 days of paying the expense, Party A shall present to Party B: (a) an itemized 10 statement of charges, (b) proof of payment, and (c) the amount due and owing from Party B. 11 Within 10 days of receiving this information, Party B shall submit a payment to Party A for Party 12 B’s share of the expense. 13 10) The parties shall meet and confer to determine what Smith / Ostler child and temporary spousal 14 support and what child support add-on reimbursements may be owed for the period 1/23/2026 – 15 4/30/2026.
Father shall pay to Mother a portion of his bonus received in January 2026 for work 16 performed in December 2025 if that bonus was received on or after 1/23/2026. The Court’s 17 jurisdiction over these issues is reserved. 18 11) The Court hereby sets a review hearing for Tuesday, 9/15/2026 at 9:00 AM in Dept. 404 to 19 review child and spousal support, review Mother’s compliance with the Seek Work Order, and 20 consider imputing full-time income to Mother. At least 10 calendar days prior to the next hearing 21 date, both parties shall file and serve updated Income and Expense Declarations, Statements of 22 Support Calculations, and update declarations (not to exceed 10 pages, not including exhibits). 23 Mother shall attach to her declaration copies of her Seek Work logs for the period 5/1/2026 – 24 8/30/2026.
The parties shall meet and confer regarding the issues to be heard at least 25 days in 25 advance of the hearing date. If the parties settle their case before the hearing date and / or if their 26 case proceeds to trial on 8/18/2026 on all issues, then the 9/15/2026 hearing date will be vacated. 27 12) Mother’s attorney shall prepare the Findings and Order After Hearing, which shall include as an 28 attachment the FL-342 form, the XSpouse calculation, the bonus tables, and an FL-192 form. 29
1 13) Preparation of Order: If you are directed by the court to prepare the order after hearing – within
2 10 calendar days of the hearing you must either: (a) Serve the proposed order to the other 3 party/counsel for approval, and follow the procedures set forth in CA Rules of Court, Rule 4 5.125(c), or (b) If the other party did not appear or the matter was uncontested, submit the
5 proposed order after hearing directly to the court. Failure to submit the order after hearing within 6 10 days may allow the other party to prepare a proposed order and submit it to the court in 7 accordance with CA Rules of Court, Rule 5.125(d). 8
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Fixed Shares Father Mother Monthly figures Cash Flow #of children 1 0 2026 Guideline Proposed % time with NCP 0.00 % 25.00 % Comb. net spendable 15959 15959 Filing status HH/MLA <-MFS GUIDELINE Percent change 0% 0% # exemptions 2 1 Nets(adjusted) Father Wages+salary 20000 2146 Father 13902 Payment cost/benefit -3898 -3898 Self-employed income 0 0 Mother 2057 Net spendable income 10004 10004 Other taxable income 0 0 Total 15959 Change from guideline 0 0 TANF+CS received 0 0 Support Other nontaxble income 0 0 Addons % of combined spendable 63% 63% 0 New spouse income 0 0 Guideln CS % of saving over guideline 0% 0% 472 401(k) employee contrib 0 0 Total taxes 5897 5897 S.Clara SS 3427 Adjustments to income 0 0 Dep. exemption value 0 0 Total 3898 SS paid prev marriage 0 0 # withholding allowances 0 0 - CS paid prev marriage 0 0 Net wage paycheck 13077 13077 Health insurance 201 0 Mother Other medical expense 0 0 Payment cost/benefit 3898 3898 Property tax expense 1487 0 Net spendable income 5955 5955 Ded interest expense 366 0 Proposed Change from guideline 0 0 Charitable contributions 0 0 Tactic 9 % of combined spendable 37% 37% Misc tax deductions 0 0 CS 472 Qual bus income ded 0 0 SS % of saving over guideline 0% 0% 3427 Required union dues 0 0 Total Total taxes 89 89 3898 Mandatory retirement 0 0 Dep. exemption value 0 0 Hardship deduction 0 * 0 * Saving 0 # withholding allowances 0 0 Other GDL deductions 0 0 Releases 0 Net wage paycheck 1765 1765 Child care expenses 0 0
Father pays Guideline CS, Guideline SS, Proposed CS, Proposed SS
FC 4055 checking: ON Per Child Information Timeshare cce(F) cce(M) Addons Payor Basic CS Payor Pres CS Payor All children 75 - 25 0 0 0 Father 472 Father 472 Father
75 - 25 0 0 0 Father 472 Father 472 Father
Time: 09:56:54 Superior Court of California Date: 04/22/26 County of San Francisco
4/22/26, 9:56 AM Annual Bonus Income 2026-04-22 09:55:45 Superior Court of California Xspouse 2026-1-CA County of San Francisco New Case
Annual Bonus Income Father Cost is an increase in support paid or a decrease in support received by this spouse Bonus income may reverse direction of CS and/or SS Annual bonus paid to Mother: 0 R = recipient of support Prior relationship(s): OFF
Additional Cost to Father Child Support Spousal Support Total CS Total SS Father's Bonus % of bonus $ % of bonus $ (adjusted) 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 5,000 3.17 159 21.13 1,057 5,818 42,177 10,000 3.02 302 20.20 2,020 5,961 43,140 15,000 2.96 444 19.89 2,984 6,104 44,104 20,000 2.93 586 19.74 3,949 6,245 45,069 25,000 2.90 726 19.66 4,914 6,386 46,035 30,000 2.89 866 19.60 5,881 6,525 47,001 35,000 2.87 1,005 19.57 6,848 6,664 47,968 40,000 2.86 1,143 19.54 7,816 6,802 48,936 45,000 2.84 1,280 19.52 8,785 6,939 49,905 50,000 2.83 1,416 19.51 9,754 7,076 50,874 55,000 2.81 1,545 19.41 10,675 7,205 51,795 60,000 2.79 1,673 19.31 11,589 7,332 52,709 65,000 2.76 1,797 19.21 12,487 7,457 53,608 70,000 2.74 1,916 19.08 13,353 7,576 54,473 75,000 2.71 2,035 18.96 14,218 7,695 55,339 80,000 2.69 2,154 18.86 15,085 7,813 56,205 85,000 2.67 2,272 18.77 15,951 7,931 57,071 90,000 2.65 2,389 18.69 16,818 8,049 57,938 95,000 2.64 2,506 18.62 17,685 8,166 58,806 100,000 2.62 2,623 18.55 18,553 8,282 59,673 105,000 2.61 2,739 18.50 19,421 8,399 60,541 110,000 2.60 2,855 18.44 20,289 8,515 61,410 115,000 2.58 2,971 18.40 21,158 8,630 62,278 120,000 2.57 3,086 18.36 22,027 8,745 63,147 125,000 2.56 3,201 18.32 22,897 8,860 64,017 130,000 2.55 3,315 18.28 23,766 8,975 64,886 135,000 2.54 3,429 18.25 24,636 9,089 65,756 140,000 2.53 3,543 18.22 25,506 9,203 66,627 145,000 2.52 3,656 18.19 26,377 9,316 67,497 150,000 2.51 3,770 18.17 27,248 9,429 68,368 155,000 2.50 3,882 18.14 28,113 9,541 69,233 160,000 2.50 3,993 18.11 28,971 9,652 70,091 165,000 2.49 4,103 18.08 29,829 9,763 70,949 170,000 2.48 4,214 18.05 30,687 9,873 71,808 175,000 2.47 4,324 18.03 31,546 9,983 72,666 180,000 2.46 4,434 18.00 32,405 10,093 73,525 185,000 2.46 4,543 17.98 33,264 10,203 74,384 190,000 2.45 4,653 17.96 34,123 10,312 75,244 195,000 2.44 4,762 17.94 34,983 10,421 76,103 200,000 2.44 4,871 17.92 35,843 10,530 76,963 205,000 2.43 4,979 17.90 36,703 10,639 77,823 210,000 2.42 5,088 17.89 37,563 10,748 78,683 215,000 2.42 5,196 17.87 38,423 10,856 79,543 220,000 2.41 5,305 17.86 39,285 10,964 80,405
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4/22/26, 9:56 AM Annual Bonus Income 2026-04-22 09:55:45 Superior Court of California Xspouse 2026-1-CA County of San Francisco New Case
Annual Bonus Income Father Cost is an increase in support paid or a decrease in support received by this spouse Bonus income may reverse direction of CS and/or SS Annual bonus paid to Mother: 0 R = recipient of support Prior relationship(s): OFF
Additional Cost to Father Child Support Spousal Support Total CS Total SS Father's Bonus % of bonus $ % of bonus $ (adjusted) 225,000 2.41 5,413 17.84 40,150 11,072 81,270 230,000 2.40 5,521 17.83 41,014 11,181 82,135 235,000 2.40 5,629 17.82 41,880 11,289 83,000 240,000 2.39 5,737 17.81 42,745 11,397 83,865 245,000 2.39 5,845 17.80 43,610 11,504 84,730 250,000 2.38 5,952 17.79 44,476 11,612 85,596 255,000 2.38 6,059 17.78 45,341 11,719 86,461 260,000 2.37 6,167 17.77 46,207 11,826 87,327 265,000 2.37 6,273 17.76 47,073 11,933 88,193 270,000 2.36 6,369 17.72 47,848 12,029 88,968 275,000 2.35 6,454 17.65 48,537 12,114 89,658 280,000 2.34 6,539 17.58 49,227 12,198 90,347 285,000 2.32 6,624 17.51 49,917 12,283 91,037 290,000 2.31 6,708 17.45 50,607 12,368 91,727 295,000 2.30 6,793 17.39 51,297 12,452 92,417 300,000 2.29 6,876 17.33 51,977 12,536 93,097 305,000 2.28 6,958 17.26 52,650 12,618 93,770 310,000 2.27 7,040 17.20 53,322 12,700 94,442 315,000 2.26 7,122 17.14 53,994 12,782 95,114 320,000 2.25 7,204 17.08 54,667 12,864 95,787 325,000 2.24 7,286 17.03 55,339 12,946 96,459 330,000 2.23 7,369 16.98 56,018 13,028 97,138 335,000 2.22 7,452 16.93 56,701 13,111 97,821 340,000 2.22 7,551 16.92 57,518 13,210 98,638 345,000 2.22 7,655 16.92 58,378 13,315 99,498 350,000 2.22 7,759 16.93 59,238 13,419 100,359 355,000 2.21 7,863 16.93 60,099 13,523 101,219 360,000 2.21 7,967 16.93 60,959 13,627 102,079 365,000 2.21 8,071 16.94 61,820 13,730 102,940 370,000 2.21 8,174 16.94 62,681 13,834 103,801 375,000 2.21 8,278 16.94 63,541 13,938 104,661 380,000 2.21 8,382 16.95 64,402 14,041 105,522 385,000 2.20 8,485 16.95 65,263 14,144 106,383 390,000 2.20 8,588 16.95 66,124 14,248 107,244 395,000 2.20 8,691 16.96 66,985 14,351 108,106 400,000 2.20 8,794 16.96 67,846 14,454 108,966 405,000 2.20 8,895 16.96 68,691 14,555 109,811 410,000 2.19 8,996 16.96 69,535 14,656 110,655 415,000 2.19 9,097 16.96 70,380 14,756 111,500 420,000 2.19 9,198 16.96 71,224 14,857 112,345 425,000 2.19 9,298 16.96 72,069 14,958 113,189 430,000 2.19 9,396 16.95 72,895 15,056 114,015 435,000 2.18 9,493 16.94 73,706 15,152 114,826 440,000 2.18 9,589 16.94 74,517 15,249 115,637 445,000 2.18 9,686 16.93 75,329 15,345 116,449
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4/22/26, 9:56 AM Annual Bonus Income 2026-04-22 09:55:45 Superior Court of California Xspouse 2026-1-CA County of San Francisco New Case
Annual Bonus Income Father Cost is an increase in support paid or a decrease in support received by this spouse Bonus income may reverse direction of CS and/or SS Annual bonus paid to Mother: 0 R = recipient of support Prior relationship(s): OFF
Additional Cost to Father Child Support Spousal Support Total CS Total SS Father's Bonus % of bonus $ % of bonus $ (adjusted) 450,000 2.17 9,782 16.92 76,140 15,441 117,260 455,000 2.17 9,878 16.91 76,951 15,537 118,071 460,000 2.17 9,974 16.90 77,763 15,633 118,883 465,000 2.17 10,070 16.90 78,574 15,730 119,694 470,000 2.16 10,166 16.89 79,386 15,825 120,506 475,000 2.16 10,262 16.88 80,197 15,921 121,318 480,000 2.16 10,358 16.88 81,009 16,017 122,129 485,000 2.16 10,453 16.87 81,821 16,113 122,941 490,000 2.15 10,549 16.86 82,633 16,209 123,753 495,000 2.15 10,645 16.86 83,445 16,304 124,565 500,000 2.15 10,740 16.85 84,257 16,400 125,377
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