Diashtiani v. Nikjuo CA4/3

Filed 1/26/26 Diashtiani v. Nikjuo CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

G064770 SAHAR DIASHTIANI, (Super. Ct. No. 22D004677) Plaintiff and Appellant, OPINION v.

KEVIN NIKJUO,

Defendant and Respondent;

ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES,

Intervener and Respondent.

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Matthew Reichman, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Affirmed. Sahar Diashtiani, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant. No appearance for Defendant and Respondent.

Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Cheryl L. Feiner, Assistant Attorney General, Gregory D. Brown and Nicolas P. Rossenblum, Deputy Attorneys General, for Intervenor and Respondent California Department of Child Support Services. * * * Sahar Diashtiani (mother) appeals from an order changing the child support obligation of Kevin Nikjuo (father) to $0 because father had full custody of the parties’ minor child. Mother’s appeal lacks merit, and we therefore affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In June 2022, mother filed a petition for dissolution of her marriage to father. They had been married about 13 years, and had one minor child, who was then six years old. In October 2022, the parties reached a parenting agreement, which the trial court implemented. The court also ordered father to pay the mortgage and homeowners association fees for the family home, and to pay mother $1,000 per month for temporary child support, for a total monthly support obligation of $4,500; the parties had stipulated to these amounts. In April 2023, father filed a request for order (RFO) asking the court to reduce his child support payments due to a decline in his income, and mother’s new self-employment status. The court terminated father’s obligation to pay the mortgage and homeowners association fees, thereby reducing father’s monthly support obligation to $1,000. The court also appointed a forensic expert to determine the value of father’s business. In June 2023, the Orange County Department of Child Support Services (OCDCSS) intervened in the action as a substituted payee for child support payments, based on its provision of support to the minor child.