Martha Alejandra Bayardo v. Carlos Gerardo Bayardo

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

5) 6 MARTHA ALEJANDRA BAYARDO,) Case Number: FDI-24-799607) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: June 4, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 CARLOS GERARDO BAYARDO,) Department: 404) 10 Respondent) Presiding: AI MORI) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER CHILD CUSTODY, VISITATION, SUPPORT, BIFURCATION AND 13 TERMINATION OF STATUS 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 Martha Bayardo (Mother) and Respondent Carlos Bayardo (Father) married on 19 6/6/2012 and separated on 6/7/2018, for a marriage of 6 years.

The parties have one minor child, 20 Roberta (DOB: 12/2/2013, age 12). Mother is represented in limited scope by attorney Hector 21 Chinchilla. Father is self-represented. 22 2) On 2/3/2026, Mother filed the instant Request for Order asking the Court to award her sole legal 23 and physical custody, award Mother guideline child support, issue Mother’s proposed holiday 24 schedule, and bifurcate and terminate the parties’ marital status. 25 3) On 2/20/2026, the parties appeared for a Mandatory Settlement Conference and reached several 26 agreements. 27 4) On 4/7/2026, the parties appeared for a hearing on Mother’s 2/3/2026 Request for Order.

The 28 Court order the parties to attend mediation and set the matter for a continued hearing on 6/4/2026. 29

1 5) On 4/24/2026, a Judgment was entered which incorporates the parties’ Marital Settlement 2 Agreement (MSA). The MSA provides in relevant part that legal and primary physical custody 3 shall be granted to Mother with a visitation schedule for Father. The MSA also provides, “As 4 regards child support, the parties have since separation, addressed this issue through an informal 5 private agreement. Unless and until a further order from the court the parties have agreed to 6 maintain the status quo.”

The MSA also terminates the Court’s jurisdiction to award spousal 7 support to either party. 8 6) On 5/11/2026, a Child Custody and Visitation Stipulation and Order was entered which states that 9 Mother shall have sole legal custody and the parties shall share joint physical custody. The 10 Stipulation and Order outlines a regular and holiday visitation schedule. 11 7) The remaining issue set to be heard at the 6/4/2026 hearing is Mother’s request for child support. 12 8) On 5/26/2026, Mother filed an Income and Expense Declaration.

Mother states she is 54 years 13 old and has a Masters Degree in Marketing. Mother works 40 hours per week for her pet care 14 business. Mother attached a 2025 Profit and Loss Statement which shows that she earned $88,947 15 in gross income in 2025 and paid $48,904 in expenses (not including depreciation), for net self- 16 employment income of $40,043, which averages out to $3,337 per month. Mother estimates that 17 Father earns $8,000 per month. 18 9) On 6/1/2026, Mother filed a declaration to which a proposed XSpouse calculation is attached, 19 which shows $630 per month in guideline child support payable by Father based on Father’s 20 earing $6,500 per month in self-employment income and Mother earing $1,750 per month in self- 21 employment income. 22 10) Per the Proof of Service filed 6/1/2026, Mother’s Income and Expense Declaration and her 23 declaration filed 6/1/2026 were mailed and emailed to Father on 5/27/2026. 24 11) Father did not file any pleadings in response to Mother’s 6/1/2026 declaration and he has not filed 25 an Income and Expense Declaration in this matter since December 2025. 26 B.