Other Factors
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San Francisco Job Market is Healthy
"The job market in the Bay Area is on fire," said Christopher Thornberg, a partner with Beacon Economics. Bay Area job market surges in October and the boom is likely to continue for two years[8]
“ San Francisco ranks 6 in the hottest job markets in the country for 2015. “[9]
According to all sources, San Francisco has one of the most robust job markets in the country. While Petitioner claims she has to compete for jobs with 20-year-olds, today’s job market allows for independent work from home in the fields of Graphic Design where the Petitioner has strong skills and where self-education is readily available. This kind of work is blind to age.
Petitioner also has clothing design and highly-skilled seamstress skills and she could easily be making between 2 and $5k a month designing and making one wedding gown. If you look at her resume, she worked for the Bolshoi Ballet, surely, that puts her in a position to cast a wide net for custom clothing design.
There is no shortage of money in the wedding event industry in the bay area. The median salary for a photographer is $68,006 according to Salary.com.
It does not matter how Petitioner makes her living, as long as she is making a living. Occupation will go far in fighting off the unsubstantiated insomnia and depression she claims to have. If she would only face up to her biggest fear—work, she could realize the benefits that come along with it including independence, dignity and lack of time to imagine maladies that allegedly keep her from being employed.
There is no reason Petitioner should be unemployed after nearly 8 years since it was clear she would have to become self-supporting at some time. Her own sense of entitlement is the only true barrier to her employment.
Last year in this same court room, she claimed she wanted her own business, that she had something in the works with an old teacher and yet, we have not seen a business plan, we have not seen any evidence that she acts towards independence in any way.
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Extenuating Circumstances
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BATTERY--On proper service to the Petitioner (2/15/2015), the Petitioner hit my wife, Catherine Conlin in the head. A police report for battery was filed (150-146-364) and charges are pending. Attached are Petitioner’s own words in e-mail form[10], admitting that she hit Catherine in the head. This violent and forceful act alone should demonstrate bad faith.
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EVASION OF SERVICE AND REFUSAL TO ACCEPT DOCUMENTS—After the above service on Petitioner regarding this hearing, she admits (in the same e-mail)[11] to leaving the papers where they were delivered and taking the spousal support check from the envelope. Petitioner has a history of evading service as if sticking her head in the sand will make her obligation to become self-supporting disappear. Service for last year’s hearing was impossible as the process server attempted 5 times[12] to deliver papers and thus, the hearing was delayed one month while I figured out how to motivate Petitioner to receive the papers.
This year again, I inquired as to her current mailing address[13] so I could have papers delivered and she refused to give them to me.
3. GREEN CARD--The Petitioner received a Green Card in 2010 based on my hard work. She has lived in this country since 2000 and made no contribution to society. She used me.
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Incorrect Original Assumptions Regarding My Income
In the Finding and Order After Trial, the court makes the assumption that my income will increase 5% per year based on “his past ten year progress.” This assumption has proven to be incorrect, considering my income has only increased 1.6% per year. This is a difference of roughly ($377 ) per month, under the original estimated income. (2 current pay stubs attached)[14]. Last year Avid issued a salary freeze for all employees.
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History of Excuses by Petitioner
Petitioner has a history of excuses that make it convenient for her not to work:
In her own original declaration to Spousal Support hearing, she says she took a job as a highly skilled seamstress and “After 2 weeks of practice there I had a nervous breakdown.”
When she took a job as caregiver, “became the outset for my depression and anxiety disorder.”
When she received her work authorization in 2007, she claims she began experiencing insomnia.
She did not even begin to update her Resume until February of 2014, as she states in her report for that month.[15]