TAKASHI KUSUI v. KAREN FLESHMAN

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

5) 6 TAKASHI KUSUI,) Case Number: FDI-14-782683) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: April 23, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 KAREN FLESHMAN,) Department: 404) 10 Respondent) Presiding: AI MORI) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER: PETITIONER TO COMPLY WITH PROPERTY DIVISION ORDER IN 13 STIPULATED JUDGMENT 14 TENTATIVE RULING 15 Having read and considered the pleadings, declarations, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the 16 Court makes the following findings and orders: 17 A. Procedural History 18 1) The parties in this matter are Petitioner Takashi Kusui (Father) and Respondent Karen Fleshman 19 (Mother).

The parties have two children, Mirai (DOB: 11/26/2007, age 18) and Ryu (DOB: 20 11/25/2010, age 15). Both parties are self-represented. 21 2) On 11/16/2016, the Court entered a Stipulated Judgment of the parties. Paragraph V(c) and (d) 22 provide in relevant part: “To equalize the division of the community property assets and debs, the 23 petitioner must pay to the respondent the sum of $15,000 payable as follows: $7,500 due and 24 payable upon court approval of this stipulated order and the remaining $7,500 due and payable 25 once Petitioner’s sole personal savings account (Citibank, savings account ending in x7311) 26 reaches and maintains a balance equal to or greater than $100,000 following a period of 90 days. 27 If any payment is not made in full and on time, the entire unpaid balance will become due and 28 collectable.” 29

1 3) On 11/26/2025, Mother filed the instant Request for Order. Mother states Father paid her the first 2 installment of $7,500 in 2016 but has not made the second payment. Mother believes Father’s 3 savings account “must have ‘reached and maintained a balance equal to or greater than $100,000 4 following a period of 90 days’ as petitioner and his neighbors bought the home he previously 5 lived in 2021 for $2,250,000 and sold it in 2022 for $2.4 million. In January 2025 petitioner 6 bought 12096 Breckenridge Rd. in Groveland CA for $385,000.

Therefore, I request that the 7 court order Petitioner to comply.” Mother attached no documentation to her Request for Order. 8 4) On 1/9/2026, Father filed a Responsive Declaration asking the Court to deny Mother’s requested 9 relief. Father states simply: “I have never reached nor maintained a balance equal to or greater 10 than $100,000 following a period of 90 days in my personal savings account (Citibank, saving 11 account ending in x7311).” 12 5) At the prior 1/29/2026 hearing on Mother’s 11/26/2025 Request for Order, the Court continued 13 the hearing to 4/23/2026 so the parties could meet with the Volunteer Attorney of the Day to see 14 if they could reach a settlement agreement. 15 6) On 4/20/2026, Mother filed a declaration stating, “Father has paid Mother $7,000...