Junjun Luo v. Zheng Chiu Chan

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

5) 6 JUNJUN LUO,) Case Number: FDI-26-802522) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: April 21, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 ZHENG CHIU CHAN,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: BOBBY P. LUNA) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER: SPOUSAL OR PARTNER SUPPORT, ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS 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 Junjun Luo and Respondent Zheng Chiu Chan. 18 2) On January 29, 2026, Petitioner filed a Request for Order (RFO) seeking orders for spousal 19 support and attorney fees.

Petitioner requests $2,500 per month in pendente lite spousal support 20 and $10,000 in attorney fees. 21 8) On January 29, 2026, Petitioner filed an Income and Expense Declaration, which includes the 22 following information: 23 a. Filing Status: Married filing jointly; 2 exemptions 24 b. Other Party’s Income: Blank 25 c. Average Monthly Income: (Unemployed since 03/11/19 – Alleges housewife entirety of 26 marriage.) 27 d. Cash and checking accounts: Blank 28 e. Total Expenses: $4,500.00/month (Proposed Needs) 29 f.

Attorney Fees Paid: $6,500.00/month.

1 9) On March 3, 2026, Respondent filed an Income and Expense Declaration, which includes the 2 following information: 3 g. Filing Status: Married filing jointly; 2 exemptions 4 h. Other Party’s Income: $0.00 5 i. Average Monthly Income: $4200.00/month. 6 j. Cash and checking accounts: $200.00 7 k. Total Expenses: Blank 8 l. Attorney Fees Paid: Blank 9 3) The Court notes Respondent did not file a Responsive Declaration. 10 B. Findings and Order 11 1) Petitioner’s request for Family Code section 2030 attorney’s fees is DENIED.

Respondent does 12 not have the ability to pay any of Petitioner’s attorney’s fees. There does not exist a disparity in 13 access to funds. Respondent’s Income and Expense Declarations filed March 3, 2026 indicates 14 he has $200 in “cash and checking accounts,” while Petitioner left blank the “cash and checking” 15 section. Accordingly, each party shall bear their own attorney fees and costs. 16 2) The Court GRANTS Petitioner’s request for guideline child support. In accordance with the 17 XSpouse report attached hereto and incorporated herein, Respondent is obligated to pay 18 Petitioner child support in the amount of $1,465 per month, effective February 1, 2026. 19 3) Respondent owes Petitioner $4,395 in guideline child support arrears for the period of February 1, 20 2026 – April 30, 2026.

Respondent shall pay Petitioner an additional $250 per month until this 21 balance is paid in full. 22 4) Commencing 5/1/26, all payments set forth above shall be made by the 1st of every month. 23 5) Counsel for Petitioner shall prepare the Findings and Order After Hearing. 24 6) Preparation of Order: If you are directed by the court to prepare the order after hearing – within 25 10 calendar days of the hearing you must either: (a) Serve the proposed order to the other 26 party/counsel for approval, and follow the procedures set forth in CA Rules of Court, Rule 27 5.125(c), or (b) If the other party did not appear or the matter was uncontested, submit the 28 proposed order after hearing directly to the court.