BRANDON BAKHTIAR v. STEPHANIE MARIE EASTMAN

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

5) 6 BRANDON BAKHTIAR,) Case Number: FDI-18-789193) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: June 30, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 STEPHANIE MARIE EASTMAN,) Department: 404) 10 Respondent) Presiding: AI MORI) 11) 12 OTHER REVIEW HEARING 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 Brandon Bakhtiar (Father) and Respondent Stephanie Marie Eastman (Mother) have 18 one child together, Shiloe Eastman Bakhtiar (DOB 2/17/2017, age 9). 19 2) On 3/3/2026, Mother filed a Request for Order (RFO) seeking to modify Father’s parenting time. 20 A summary of the proceedings related to this RFO is set forth in the Findings and Order After 21 Hearing filed 6/1/2026??. 22 3) On 5/5/2026, the Court ordered a Tier II interview of Shiloe’s therapist, and Family Court 23 Services (FCS) interviewed therapist Sara Wagner, LMFT.

Ms. Wagner reported that she sees 24 Shiloe monthly for individual therapy and that Shiloe presents as “very engaged and emotionally 25 mature for her age.” Ms. Wagner reported that Shiloe wants to have more “‘say so’ in the 26 decision about visitation between her father and herself,” and made it very clear to Ms. Wagner 27 “that she prefers not to have visitation with her father.” 28 4) Mother filed a Supplemental Declaration on 6/4/2026. She declared that Shiloe was upset when 29 informed after the 5/5/2026 hearing that she would be required to visit Father on Tuesdays and

1 alternate Saturdays pursuant to the “step up” parenting plan. Mother declared that Father failed to 2 pick Shiloe up from school on 5/8, requiring Mother to make childcare arrangements on short 3 notice. Mother further alleged that “Father ‘s communications have continued to focus on his 4 disputes with me rather than Shiloe’s needs.” 5 5) Father filed a Supplemental Declaration on 6/8/2026 in which he attacked Mother’s credibility 6 and provided alternate accounts of specific issues raised by Mother. 7 6) On 6/16/2026, Judge Cindee Mayfield heard the parties’ requests and terminated Father’s 8 Tuesday visitation with Shiloe forthwith.

The Court ordered that Father shall have parenting time 9 on the 2nd and 4th weekends of every month from Saturday 1PM (exchange inside the café inside 10 the Barnes and Noble in San Mateo) until Monday 8:20AM drop-off (or drop-off at camp, or 11 8:30AM exchange at the San Mateo Barnes and Noble café if school / camp is not in session. The 12 Court specified that the first weekend of the month is the first weekend in a calendar month that 13 contains a Saturday. The Court issued various other orders including an order for appointment of 14 minor’s counsel, subject to the approval of the supervising judge. 15 7) On 6/25/2026, Father filed an Income and Expense Declaration. 16 8) On 6/25/2026, Mother filed a Declaration with an FL-150 Income and Expense Declaration. 17 9) On 6/26/2026, Father filed a Declaration. 18 10) The Court has reviewed and considered the parties’ Income and Expense Declarations and 19 declarations. 20 B.