KENNETH CROMPTON V. DAYNA CROMPTON

LAW & MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DEPARTMENT 5 May 7, 2026 8:30 a.m./1:30 p.m.

3. KENNETH CROMPTON V. DAYNA CROMPTON 23FL0077

On January 5, 2026, the court held an evidentiary hearing regarding whether Respondent had rebutted the Family Code § 3044 presumption. The court found Respondent had failed to demonstrate the presumption had been overcome. The court then made orders regarding conjoint counseling and parenting time and set a review hearing on May 7, 2026 to determine Respondent’s progress in conjoint therapy as well as supervised parenting time.

Petitioner filed a Supplemental Declaration on April 24, 2026. Respondent and Minors’ Counsel were served on April 22, 2026. Petitioner outlines the lack of progress since the January 5, 2026 hearing. Respondent continues to miss visits on a regular basis. Respondent continues to interrogate the minors about the court proceedings. Respondent’s concerning behaviors with inundating Petitioner with messages on the coparenting application has continued as well. Petitioner requests the parenting time be reduced to every other week as Respondent has only attended five out of the 15 scheduled visits.

Petitioner further requests an additional drug testing protocol, due to concerns with Respondent’s testing anomalies. Petitioner arranged for the minors to participate in conjoint therapy. The therapist determined that it is not appropriate at this time, due to the minors’ unwillingness to engage with Respondent.

Respondent has not filed a Supplemental Declaration.

Minors’ Counsel has not filed a Supplemental Declaration.

The court has read and considered the filings as outlined above. The court makes the following modifications to the current orders, as the modifications are in the best interests of the minors. Conjoint therapy shall not commence until Respondent demonstrates a minimum of four consecutive months of consistent parenting time with no missed or cancelled visits. Further conjoint therapy shall not commence until the minors’ individual therapist as well as conjoint therapist believe it is appropriate.

The minors shall continue in individual therapy at a frequency and duration as directed by the therapist not to exceed one year. The therapist shall determine the goals and objectives of therapy. Respondent shall not discuss any aspects of the court case, custody, or parenting time with the minors under any circumstances except under the supervision and direction of a therapist. Respondent shall continue to have professionally supervised parenting time at a frequency of one time every other week for a period of two hours.

Respondent shall submit to random urine drug testing through U-Verify drug testing with DNA verification. Testing

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shall occur three times per month. The first test shall occur within three weeks of this order. Petitioner shall direct Respondent to test by 10:00 AM and Respondent shall complete the test the same day. Requests to test must be made at least seven days apart. Results shall be sent to Petitioner and Minors’ Counsel directly by the testing center. The initial swab and/or test shall be coordinated with Minors’ Counsel to ensure compliance. Respondent shall continue to participate in individual counseling at a frequency and duration as set by the therapist to address issues related to aggression, emotional regulation, and substance use disorder. Respondent shall follow all recommendations of the therapist. Therapy shall not exceed one year in duration.

All prior orders not in conflict with these orders remain in full force and effect. Petitioner is directed to prepare the Findings and Orders After Hearing (FOAH); however, this order is effective immediately upon the court’s adoption of the tentative ruling and is not conditioned on the preparation of the FOAH.

TENTATIVE RULING #3: THE COURT HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE FILINGS AS OUTLINED ABOVE. THE COURT MAKES THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS TO THE CURRENT ORDERS, AS THE MODIFICATIONS ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE MINORS. CONJOINT THERAPY SHALL NOT COMMENCE UNTIL RESPONDENT DEMONSTRATES A MINIMUM OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF CONSISTENT PARENTING TIME WITH NO MISSED OR CANCELLED VISITS. FURTHER CONJOINT THERAPY SHALL NOT COMMENCE UNTIL THE MINORS’ INDIVIDUAL THERAPIST AS WELL AS CONJOINT THERAPIST BELIEVE IT IS APPROPRIATE.

THE MINORS SHALL CONTINUE IN INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AT A FREQUENCY AND DURATION AS DIRECTED BY THE THERAPIST NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR. THE THERAPIST SHALL DETERMINE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THERAPY. RESPONDENT SHALL NOT DISCUSS ANY ASPECTS OF THE COURT CASE, CUSTODY, OR PARENTING TIME WITH THE MINORS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION OF A THERAPIST. RESPONDENT SHALL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROFESSIONALLY SUPERVISED PARENTING TIME AT A FREQUENCY OF ONE TIME EVERY OTHER WEEK FOR A PERIOD OF TWO HOURS.

RESPONDENT SHALL SUBMIT TO RANDOM URINE DRUG TESTING THROUGH U-VERIFY DRUG TESTING WITH DNA VERIFICATION. TESTING SHALL OCCUR THREE TIMES PER MONTH. THE FIRST TEST SHALL OCCUR WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF THIS ORDER. PETITIONER SHALL DIRECT RESPONDENT TO TEST BY 10:00 AM AND RESPONDENT SHALL COMPLETE THE TEST THE SAME DAY. REQUESTS TO TEST MUST BE MADE AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS APART. RESULTS SHALL BE SENT TO PETITIONER AND MINORS’ COUNSEL DIRECTLY BY THE TESTING CENTER.

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THE INITIAL SWAB AND/OR TEST SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH MINORS’ COUNSEL TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. RESPONDENT SHALL CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AT A FREQUENCY AND DURATION AS SET BY THE THERAPIST TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO AGGRESSION, EMOTIONAL REGULATION, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. RESPONDENT SHALL FOLLOW ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE THERAPIST. THERAPY SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE YEAR IN DURATION.

ALL PRIOR ORDERS NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THESE ORDERS REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. PETITIONER IS DIRECTED TO PREPARE THE FINDINGS AND ORDERS AFTER HEARING (FOAH); HOWEVER, THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON THE COURT’S ADOPTION OF THE TENTATIVE RULING AND IS NOT CONDITIONED ON THE PREPARATION OF THE FOAH.

NO HEARING ON THIS MATTER WILL BE HELD UNLESS A REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT IS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE COURT’S WEBSITE OR BY PHONE CALL TO THE COURT AT (530) 621-6725 BY 4:00 P.M. ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED. CAL. RULE CT. 3.1308; LOCAL RULE 8.05.07; SEE ALSO LEWIS V. SUPERIOR COURT, 19 CAL.4TH 1232, 1247 (1999). NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES OF A REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT AND THE GROUNDS UPON WHICH ARGUMENT IS BEING REQUESTED MUST BE MADE BY PHONE CALL OR IN PERSON BY 4:00 P.M. ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED. CAL. RULE CT. 3.1308; LOCAL RULE 8.05.07.