Alena E. Calder v. Ludwig C. Calder

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

5) 6 ALENA E. CALDER,) Case Number: FDI-25-801764) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: June 23, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 LUDWIG C. CALDER,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: BOBBY P. LUNA) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER RE CHILD SUPPORT, ORDER SHORTENING 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) The parties are Petitioner Alena Calder (Mother) and Respondent Ludwig Calder (Father).

They 18 share six minor children: Elias (7/1/10), Liora (10/7/11), David (10/25/14), Tanya (8/5/17), 19 Charles (1/16/19), and Sariel (3/27/22). 20 2) On 9/2/25, the Court issued a temporary restraining order wherein Father is the protected party 21 and Mother is the restrained party. The Court awarded Father sole legal and sole physical custody 22 of the minor children. 23 3) On 12/3/25, the Court granted Mother supervised visitation with the minor children for 2 hours 24 per week. 25 4) On 4/28/26, Father filed a Request for Order and supportive declaration seeking guideline child 26 support based on Father’s 100% timeshare and hardships including the special needs of the 27 children; (b) imputation of income to Mother; (c) Watts/Epstein credits for debt incurred related 28 to domestic violence allegations against Mother; (d) an order compelling Mother to submit an 29 accurate Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150); (e) an order compelling Mother to

1 comply with the 10/23/25 order to return identity documents; and (g) Family Code section 271 2 sanctions. Father appears to simultaneously seek guideline child support while alleging that above 3 guideline child support is appropriate in this case, in part, due to Elias’ special medical needs. 4 Father states the amount he pays Mother’s own father in rent is a financial hardship. Father 5 alleges that Mother has obstructed the process for Father to receive IHSS payments for his care of 6 Elias.

Father alleges Mother’s Income and Expense Declaration is inaccurate. 7 5) On 6/8/26, Mother filed a Responsive Declaration in opposition to Father’s Request for Order. 8 Mother alleges Father misrepresents his own income and disputes Father’s claims related to IHSS 9 payments. Mother alleges Father has not paid rent since 8/1/25. 10 6) On 6/8/26, Mother filed an Income and Expense Declaration. 11 7) On 6/16/26, Father filed a Reply Declaration reiterating his requests. 12 8) On 6/16/26, Father filed a Reply Memorandum of Points and Authorities. 13 9) The Court notes that related case no.

FDV-25-801764 is set for trial in Dept. 403 on 7/28/26, 14 7/29/26, 7/30/26, and 8/4/26. 15 B. Findings and Order 16 1) Father’s request for guideline child support is GRANTED. 17 2) Effective 4/28/26, and in accordance with the XSpouse report attached hereto and incorporated 18 herein, Mother shall pay Father $1,435 in guideline monthly child support by the 1st of every 19 month. Payments shall commence on 7/1/26. 20 3) Mother owes Father $2,870 in guideline child support arrears for the period of 4/28/26 – 6/30/26. 21 Mother shall pay Father an additional $250 until this balance is paid in full. 22 4) The Court declines to impute income to Mother at this time. 23 5) The XSpouse inputs are based on the parties’ respective Income and Expense Declarations, which 24 they each signed under penalty of perjury. 25 6) The Court reserves jurisdiction over this child support order retroactive to the filing date of the 26 petition (i.e., 8/1/25). 27 10) In so far as Father seeks restitution under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA), such 28 relief is not ripe for adjudication as restitution under the DVPA is a statutory remedy only 29

1 available to victims of domestic violence; the parties are set for trial in related case no. FDV-25- 2 801764 on 7/28/26, 7/29/26, 7/30/26, and 8/4/26. (Family Code section 6342(a).) 3 11) In so far as Father seeks Watts/Epstein credits, such request is reserved for the time of trial. 4 12) On 10/23/25, the Court ordered Mother to return Father and the children’s identity documents no 5 later than 5 PM on 10/24/25. Father made an unrefuted assertion that Mother did not comply with 6 this order. 7 13) As such, Mother is admonished for her failure to comply and Father’s request for Family Code 8 section 271 sanctions is GRANTED in the amount of $500. Mother shall pay Father this balance 9 in full by 6/30/26. 10 14) The Court will prepare the Findings and Order After Hearing with form FL-342 attached. 11

15

19

23

27

26-06-23 XSpouse Calder v. Calder 801764

Xspouse 2026-1-CA Monthly Figures 2026 Father Mother Monthly Figures Cash Flow Fixed Shares 6 0 2026 Guideline Proposed Number of children Percent 0.00% 0.00% Combined net spendable 4260 4260 time with NCP Filing status MFJIN MFJIN Percent change 0% 0% GUIDELINE Number of exemptions 8 1 Nets (adjusted) Father Wages and salary 1050 0 Self employed income 600 2100 Father 1905 Payment cost/benefit 1435 1435 Other taxable income 0 0 Mother 2355 Net spendable income 3340 3340 TANF CS received 1100 0 Total 4260 Change from guideline 0 0 Other nontaxable income 0 0 Support % of combined spendable 78% 78% New spouse income 0 0 % of saving over guideline 0% 0% Addons 0 Employee 401-k contribution 0 0 Total taxes -255 -255 Guideln CS 1435 Adjustments to income 0 0 Dep. exemption value 0 0 S.Clara SS 0 SS paid prev marriage 0 0 # withholding allowances 0 0 Total 1435 CS paid prev marriage 0 0 Net wage paycheck 956 956 CS range: 1154-1435 Health insurance 0 0 Mother Settings changed Other medical expenses 0 0 Payment cost/benefit -1435 -1435 Proposed Property tax expenses 0 0 Net spendable income 920 920 Ded interest expense Tactic 9 0 0 Change from guideline 0 0 Contribution deduction 0 0 CS 1435 % of combined spendable 22% 22% Misc tax deductions 0 0 SS 0 % of saving over guideline 0% 0% Qualified business income Total 1435 0 0 Total taxes -255 -255 deduction Saving 0 Dep. exemption value 0 0 Required union dues 0 0 Releases 0 # withholding allowances 0 0 Mandatory retirement 0 0 Net wage paycheck 0 0 Hardship deduction 0 0 Other GDL deductions 0 0 Child care expenses 0 0

Mother pays Guideline CS, Proposed CS

FC 4055 checking: ON Per Child Information DOB Timeshare cce(F) cce(M) Addons Payor Basic CS Payor Pres CS Payor All children 100 - 0 0 0 0 Father 1,435 Mother 1,435 Mother 0000-00-00 100 - 0 0 0 0 Father 68 Mother 68 Mother 0000-00-00 100 - 0 0 0 0 Father 109 Mother 109 Mother 0000-00-00 100 - 0 0 0 0 Father 164 Mother 164 Mother 0000-00-00 100 - 0 0 0 0 Father 219 Mother 219 Mother 0000-00-00 100 - 0 0 0 0 Father 328 Mother 328 Mother 0000-00-00 100 - 0 0 0 0 Father 547 Mother 547 Mother

Superior Court of California County of San Francisco