Marriage of Tamir

I. BACKGROUND

Soncino, Celine, and Yoram created two for-profit organizations: Newton — The Children’s Learning Center, Inc. and Musicart, Inc. Those entities provided music enrichment and after-school education services. Soncino, Celine, and Yoram also formed Newton Center, a nonprofit organization “to further expand the Partnership business by having a charitable organization that could contract with various public entities . . . .” The for-profit organizations provided services, which were then paid for with funds from Newton Center. Soncino and Celine subsequently filed Soncino v. Tamir (Super. Ct. San Mateo County, No. CIV508495), against Yoram and the three family businesses. Soncino and Celine alleged various claims against Yoram, arising from alleged efforts by Yoram to obtain a large stake in the family businesses via his and Celine’s divorce proceedings. The complaint also alleged Yoram had misappropriated property belonging to the family businesses. At that same time, a marital dissolution action was pending between the Tamirs, In re Marriage of Tamir (Super. Ct. San Mateo County, No. FAM0113496) (Marriage of Tamir). The complaint filed by Soncino and Celine was joined…