County of San Francisco v. Marlon Wilfredo Soto

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

5) 6 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,) Case Number: FCS-20-354367) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: August 27, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 MARLON WILFREDO SOTO,) Department: 404) 10 Respondent) Presiding: AI MORI) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER: CHILD CUSTODY, VISITATION (PARENTING TIME) 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) Respondent Marlon Wilfredo Soto (Father) and Other Parent Gricelda Coronel Alvarez (Mother) 18 have one minor child together, Loana (DOB 12/8/2018, age 7).

The parties share joint legal and 19 physical custody of Loana on a 2-2-5-5 schedule. (Prior orders state it is a 2-2-3 schedule, but it 20 appears it is a 2-2-5-5 schedule, with Father having Mondays and Tuesdays, Mother having 21 Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the parties alternating Friday after school to Monday morning 22 school drop off). 23 2) On for hearing is Father’s ex parte request, which was set on shortened time for 8/27/2025. Father 24 stated in his ex parte request that Loana came to him with a bruise on her leg and said Mother hit 25 her.

He states there were similar incidents in the past, that there have been prior Child Protective 26 Services (CPS) reports, and that the Court ordered in 2024 that there shall be no corporal 27 punishment. 28 3) Mother denies hitting Loana; she states that Loana slapped Mother and ran away, crashing into 29 the standing pantry as she turned into the hallway. Mother states she was shocked when Loana

1 slapped her and believes she is learning this type of behavior while in Father’s home. Mother 2 states that Father has a history of making CPS reports (she states this is the eighth report) and 3 coaching Loana. She states the current schedule has been in place for almost 4 years and is in

4 Loana’s best interest. Mother requests various orders, including an order for the parents to

5 conduct all exchanges except in the case of an emergency, an overnight right of first refusal, for 6 the parties to limit their communication (she states Father harasses her with many messages), for 7 Father to ensure Mother has access to Loana’s school, medical, and dental records, and for the 8 parties not to record the other party during custody exchanges.

9 4) In an update declaration, Father states that Mother fails to communicate with him about important

10 issues. He states she recently delayed informing him that Loana was involved in a car accident 11 when she was a passenger in a car Mother’s sister was driving. He states the accident occurred on 12 8/16/2026 and he only learned of it the next night, on 8/17/2026, when Loana began complaining 13 of neck and back pain.

14 B. Findings and Orders

15 1) This Court has jurisdiction to make child custody orders in this case under the Uniform 16 Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. A violation of this order may subject the party 17 in violation to civil or criminal penalties, or both. The country of habitual residence of the minor 18 child is the United States.

19 2) The Court finds it is in Loana’s best interests to maintain the current custody and parenting time

20 orders. The parties shall cooperate to ensure that each party has full access to Loana’s school, 21 medical, and dental records and shall keep each other informed of important updates regarding 22 Loana’s education and health. 23 3) The parties shall communicate by text message only, except in the event of an emergency or an

24 urgent situation, in which case a phone call is acceptable. All communication between the parties

25 shall be peaceful and respectful and only about the child. 26 4) During custody exchanges, the parties shall not record or take photographs of—or permit others 27 at the custody exchanges to record or take photographs of—the other party. All custody 28 exchanges shall be brief, cordial, respectful, and peaceful.

1 5) Neither party shall make disparaging comments about the other party to Loana or within earshot 2 of the child. 3 6) All other requests are denied, and all prior orders not in conflict with these orders shall remain in

4 full force and effect.

5 7) The Court will prepare the Findings and Order After Hearing. 6

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