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[Custodial Dad]
[The Ex]
[daughter]

My wife [StepMother]
My other children [siblings]
My many brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.
My mother
Our pets

The Ex's FOUR fiances and The Ex's ex husband
The Ex's past in-laws
The Ex's parents and sister

The Ex's NINE different attorneys
Custodial Dad's two attorneys

Four therapists in [other state]
Daughter's therapist in [home state]

Teachers, Principals, Superintendents and Guidance Counselors at [school] in [home state]

[Home State] Department of Children and Youth
[Home State] Police Department

Friends, strangers and passerby's who witness the insanity that has become our life.

Monday

Dates/ times for Parenting Communication Sessions Set-up

[The Ex] [last name] <[the ex email]@[email].com>
Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Reply-To: [the ex email]@[email].com
To: [Custodial Dad] [last name] <[Custodial dad email]@[email].com>

Thanks, [Custodial Dad].

We can IM for parenting conference. 
It is best for me weekdays, early in the AM-

I am up at 4:30AM to start the day and I can schedule slots from 5AM.  End time is at 6AM.

Afternoons are Ok for IM.  Any weekday.  Let me know. 

Evenings/nights are not good with [daughter]’s bed/bathtime and my school-work.

FYI: [daughter] is not in psych therapy.  She will warm up to the regular calls over time.
Thanks for working with me to take calls any night this week.  Just gives me more options for a good moment in which she might be likely to agree to the call

Option: We can do web cam next week on Wednesday night instead of Sunday? 
I respect that you and [Step Mother] may have holiday weekend plans.

I can have cam instead of calls available on Mon and Wed of the following week also since N will be here at home.  Maybe that will work. 

Let’s keep trying.

Let me know.
Thanks.
[The Ex]


--- On Sun, 6/22/08, [Custodial Dad] [last name] <[Custodial dad email]@[email].com> wrote:
From: [Custodial Dad] [last name] <[Custodial dad email]@[email].com>
Subject: Re: 2nd June Request for Parenting Communication Sessions Set-up
To: [the ex email]@[email].com
Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 8:26 AM


[The Ex]
It is now 8:27am and I will have my computer on until 9am
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:03 AM, [Custodial Dad] [last name] <[Custodial dad email]@[email].com> wrote:
[The Ex]

After our phone call I decided to memorialize the facts of the conversation:

a.  We re-confirmed the phone schedule of Monday and Wednesday at 6 pm even if [daughter] gets on and just says “Good Night.”  The length of the call will always be
dictated by [daughter], as always.
We also mentioned the Sunday morning webcam, and again it is quality of visit and dependence of schedule that is MORE important then length or content of
contact/conversation....
b.  I can not view pictures sent to text message... instead of my phone number, please enter [Custodial dad email]@[email].com and that will achieve the same goals by
similar means.
c.  There is no need to call and say [daughter] is going to call  Please have [daughter] call me directly or not as the case may be.
d.  I am very curious (and concerned) as to why [daughter] has a “Psych team” involved in her daily care.  Please let me know why she is undergoing such extensive
therapy.  I understand that she is probably traumatized with not seeing her father for close to four years but does it warrant a “team?”
e.  We can begin the “Parental Communication” immediately according to your schedule...  like I stated I believe and email will suffice but I am available most nights
after 9 pm excluding Thursdays for IM.
Thanks again

[Custodial Dad]
On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 7:12 AM, [The Ex] [last name] <[the ex email]@[email].com> wrote:


--- On Wed, 6/18/08, [The Ex] [last name] <[the ex email]@[email].com> wrote:
From: [The Ex] [last name] <[the ex email]@[email].com>
Subject: Parenting Communication Sessions Set-up
To: [Custodial Dad’s home email]@[email].com, [Custodial dad email]@[email].com
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 1:35 PM


--- On Wed, 6/18/08, [The Ex] [last name] <[the ex email]@[email].com> wrote:

--
[Custodial Dad] X [last name]
[XXX]-[xxx]-0185
[Custodial dad email]@[email].com
~ And remember, no [Ex’s fourth other state lawyer]er where you go, there you are.
Earl Mac Rauch, from “Buckaroo Bansai” ~

--
[Custodial Dad] X [last name]
[XXX]-[xxx]-0185
[Custodial dad email]@[email].com
~ And remember, no [Ex’s fourth other state lawyer]er where you go, there you are.
Earl Mac Rauch, from “Buckaroo Bansai” ~




[Custodial Dad] [last name] <[Custodial dad email]@[email].com>
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 10:14 AM
To: [the ex email]@[email].com


[The Ex],

Unfortunately, like I stated I am available evenings ONLY with the exception of Thursday, when I am completely unavailable. If you would like to devote 20 minutes to a
half hour prior to the Sunday Webcam schedule to cover all “parental communications,” I would be agreeable.  In the interim, please feel free to email or mail any
information that I have missed out on for previous years or anything you feel that I should be made aware of—my last ‘box’ to [daughter] had a pre-paid box for such. I
would still love a copy of [daughter]’s previous report cards.
We have altered our daily schedule ensuring that [daughter]’s and my webcam/telephone contact is of the utmost priority.  Thank you for the offer but it is
unnecessary, unless of course you have alternate plans. Monday and Wednesday webcam instead of phone calls within the same window is wonderfuX.. I will ensure [webcam
software] is on and running at 6 pm those evenings.
Thank you for clarifying as to whether [daughter] is currently in therapy.  It appeared that Josh Myers was someone that was a present fixture in her daily care and
your mention of the “Psych team” lead to my confusion. 

After reviewing the letter your attorney sent mine, I have a proposal: We both have real concerns over [daughter] and I suggest that we (you and I) get independent
evaluations (psychological and custodial) by a neutral third party and someone who is respected by your local courts.  We can include our partners if you feel that is
necessary.This will save us into the thousands of dollars in legal fees and court expenses; if we can settle this between us, of course this need not be binding, but
if we choose to, we can have it made a part of court record in regards to any determinations that we agree to. 

Let me know what you think...  I believe this can be a HUGE step forward and a real money saver for both our families.

Yours

[Custodial Dad]
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[Custodial Dad] [last name] <[Custodial dad email]@[email].com>
Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 8:47 AM
To: [the ex email]@[email].com
Bcc: [Step Mother] <[Step Mother’s email]@[email].com>
Good Morning!

After speaking breifly with you this morning at 8:15, you stated it would only be a couple of minutes...  Is [daughter] still sleeping?  I can’t stress enough that you
slated the schedule for this time and have been consistently late and ending early.  May I suggest we revisit the schedule?? 

We do have plans for the morning and I can only devote so much time to waiting... do you have any idea when we will start the webcam?
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