Juliet Cubias v. Marc Chamberlain Jr

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

5) 6 JULIET CUBIAS,) Case Number: FDI-26-802478) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: September 1, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 MARC CHAMBERLAIN JR,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: BOBBY P. LUNA) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER FOR CHANGE OF REQUEST FOR ORDER OF CHANGE OF CHILD 13 CUSTODY AND/OR VISITATION CHANGE OF CHILD CUSTODY, VISITATION (PARENTING 14 TIME), CHILD INTERVIEWS FOR BOTH CHILDREN 15 TENTATIVE RULING 16 Having read and considered the pleadings, declarations, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the 17 Court makes the following findings and orders: 18 A.

Procedural History 19 1) The parties are Petitioner Juliet Cubias (Mother) and Respondent Marc Chamberlain, Jr., (Father). 20 There are two minor children subject to this proceeding: Madeline (DOB: 03/06/10) and Marc 21 (DOB: 08/22/12). 22 2) On March 5, 2026, Father filed a Request for Order seeking a modification of child custody and 23 visitation (i.e., parenting time) orders. Father seeks joint legal and physical custody. In addition, 24 Father requests the children attend school in Maine starting the 2026-2027 school year.

Father 25 requests he be the “school parent” and Mother be the “summer and school break parent.” Father 26 indicates their daughter expressed an interest in attending school in Maine and requests a Tier II 27 interview of the minor children. 28 3) On May 19, 2026, Mother filed a Responsive Declaration in which she asks this Court to deny 29 Father’s requests.

1 4) On May 28, 2026, Father filed a “Declaration of Truancy,” which has been read and considered 2 by the Court. 3 5) On June 24, 2026, the parties participated in Family Court Services (FCS) Mediation and did not 4 reach any agreements. 5 6) On July 7, 2026, the parties appeared, and the Court granted Father’s request for a Tier II 6 interview of the minor children (school preference and possible move to Maine with Father) and 7 continued the matter to September 1, 2026. The Court has received information from the Family 8 Court Services Mediation team related to the issues posed in Father’s motion. 9 B.

Findings and Order 10 1) This Court has jurisdiction to make child custody orders in this case under the Unform Child 11 Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. A violation of this order may subject the party in 12 violation to civil or criminal penalties, or both. The country of habitual residence of the minor 13 child is the United States. 14 2) All relief sought in Father’s Request for Order filed on March 5, 2026 is DENIED. 15 3) The children shall continue attending school in California. 16 4) All existing orders remain in full force and effect as there is no sufficient basis to modify the 17 existing child custody and visitation orders. 18 5) The Court will prepare the Findings and Order After Hearing. 19

23

27

29