COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, ) Case Number: FCS-13-348483
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Petitioner ) Hearing Date: February 20, 2018
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VS. ) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
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MALCOLM L TELFOR, ) Department: 404
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Respondent ) Presiding: RICHARD C. DARWIN
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REQUEST FOR ORDER OF CHILD CUSTODY, VISITATION TENTATIVE RULING

Having read and considered the pleadings, declarations, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the court makes the following findings and orders:

Cal. Fam. Code Section 3020 provides that “it is the public policy of this state to assure that children have frequent and continuing contact with both parents after the parents have separated or dissolved their marriage…and to encourage parents to share the rights and responsibilities of child rearing in order to effect this policy,” except where the contact would not be in the best interest of the child. It is the court’s view that Father should be allowed to have a relationship with his daughter, but it is also important that the court to ensure the safety and well-being of the child, particularly in light of her reported autism. As a first step towards “frequent and continuing contact” with the Father, the court orders supervised visits every Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The visits shall be supervised by the child’s paternal grandmother and/or paternal aunt. Pick up and drop off shall occur curbside at Mother’s residence; Father must be accompanied during pick up and drop off by the paternal grandmother (his mother) and/or the paternal aunt (his sister). The vehicle used for the exchanges must be driven by a licensed and insured driver, and the vehicle must have legal child restraint devices.

Mother is ordered to keep Father informed of significant medical and educational information and events. Father shall also have access to the child’s school and medical records.

The court sets a review hearing on May 15, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. to evaluate the visitation schedule, the continuing need for supervised visits, and custody. The parties are ordered to file supplemental declarations advising the court of relevant facts and events relating to visitation and custody, and their respective positions about those issues, ten days before the review hearing.