Ryan Farr v. Cesalee Venema

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

5) 6 RYAN FARR,) Case Number: FDI-16-785725) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: April 14, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 CESALEE VENEMA,) 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 Ryan Farr (Father) and Respondent Cesalee Venema (Mother) have two minor children 18 together, Tanner (DOB 9/20/2009, age 16) and Scarlett (DOB 3/27/2012, age 14). 19 2) On 12/18/2025, Father filed an ex parte request for a change in custody and parenting time.

The 20 parties appeared at the ex parte hearing and informed the Court that they were able to reach an 21 agreement. The Court ordered the parties to submit the stipulation and proposed order to the 22 Court for its review and signature. 23 3) On 1/18/2026, a Stipulation and Order was filed granting Father temporary “full physical 24 custody” of the children effective 12/16/2025, with parenting time for Mother as set forth in the 25 Stipulation and Order (no overnights). The Stipulation and Order provides that Mother’s 26 parenting time may be modified once she obtains “stable housing” and “stable employment” as 27 those terms are defined.

The Stipulation and Order contains various other terms, including an 28 order for Father to advance three months’ child support in the amount of $9,300 for the purpose 29 of allowing Mother to secure stable housing no further north than Cotati, near a SMART station.

1 The Stipulation and Order requires Mother to use the $9,300 for these purposes only and also 2 requires her to submit receipts of payment for her initial rent deposit and subsequent monthly rent 3 payments. 4 4) Father has filed an update declaration in which he states that he has maintained temporary fully 5 physical custody of the children, who are doing well in his home. Their academic performance 6 has improved, and they are engaged in and doing well in their sports and are sleeping better.

He 7 requests a fixed weekly visitation schedule for Mother on Saturdays, between 9am and 11am to 8 some time between 7pm and 9pm, with pick up and drop off at his residence. He states he 9 advanced $9,300 to Mother but that she has failed to provide receipts, documentation, or an 10 accounting of how those funds were used. Father states that Mother has also not submitted 11 employment verification as required by the Stipulation and Order. He states that the previously 12 ordered Brief Focused Assessment (BFA) has also not occurred; he notes that his interview with 13 Dr.