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Leonard M. Robinson, Esq .J).. O . J 3 o x ? P § ~ _ , . . . .", T o p e k a ~ K S 6 6 6 0 8 ~ O i38

Donald R. Hoffman, Esq.

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Topeka, KS 66603

Rc: Intlle 1\·1atter of the Marriage of Hal Richardson and ClaudincDombrowski Case No. 9 6 - D ~ 2 1 . 7

Dear Counsel:

Mr. Robinson has provided the Court with '3 copy 6fRespondent ,ClaudiDombrowski'sMotion for Change of Residential Custody: As youboth:know: this matteincase management. Ihave notified the Case Manager about the filing oftbeMotion. Yshould make sure your clients cooperate fully with the C a s e M a n a g e r m p t : o ~ i d i n g ainformation he may need in arriving at a.recornmendation.Oncethe CaSe M ~ a g e rrecommendation has beenmadej to theextertteithetpartyassertsanobjectiontthentnemat'may be preseritedtothisCciUrt/" • ... ...

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ThisJetier.lS,in r ~ ~ 9 n s e tothem9:tionfiledby M s . D a r n b r o W S J q ~ r e q u f l ~ t 1 n g a , c h a n g e ( ) f c u 5 t o d Y '.

~ j § ~ f f i ~ ~ i ~ ] 7 ~ 4 i . i ~ ~ i ~ ~ i J & · . · · · · · .A P P M l s ~ w l ~ a s t m 1 c e : and t h ~ Di,strict,COl.1ri's . d e c i s i o m d j a v ~ b ¢ e n ~ p h e l d ; ComequemJy. iwJll ,only dealwitlrthose e v ~ t s whiClihavetransptrCd s i n c e t h e c h a \ g ~ i f ¢ u s t o d y : > ',:'" ,

In July(jf 2 n o o ~ thel:Iqnbrableltichard Anderson i.ssued 'anordetcnangingcuStddyofRikidt9h e r f a t h e r ~ H a l Richardson,LatermtheSUnmlerRikki'was.enfolled;in!eeUffiseh North . .E l e r n e n l a , ~ l s c h o o l a s a k l b g e r g a r t n e f . Althe tim.e:herdaycare::provider<was:Tiffany r u t ~ a r 4 s o ~ .

Jvfr . Rkhardsotj?s:adultdaughtet, . Tothe:bestbfmy . k I i o \ " l e d g ~ no o n has. raise:dany issue ..oortcemingMs,RichMd!)(}u'sabiHtyas a d a y C 3 n ~ pro'vidcf. .

Rikkj' s teather atTecumseh Nprthwas Ms. SamQualL Attached you wil1findRikki' sreport .

can:lfr.om  K l ~ d e t g a r t e n , Ai; Y ( ) u c a n J d l . f r ( l ~ t b l s C a r d ~ r u k l d seerhs to have had a prettygood

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. eU the entire stQi:y.ApparentiyRikkihadnot·had lurich prior to Cbmingto ciass'andMs. Quallinquired ifshe was hu.1gry;a.1d Rikki replied that she was not. A p p r u : ~ n t l y thlschiJdhad beeneatingalatebreakfasumd \vassimplynot hungry.Ms; Quail stated tnatRikkiw;l<; "doing great'j

.and that socialJy she-v.ta:s.'<rcaiiydoingwell"· She stated thatif the absence .ofa lunch had. been: a

reatpfobiemf<:l<rRik.iG,theschoolwoJJld h;;ve been in. totlcn'With M" .RiChardson mudl sooner,Ms. QllaU irifomiet:lmethat fhe;jo,te wlnch s h e p r ~ p a r e d \ v a 5 solkit.edby Ms, Dornbrov.isld and.had it notbeell for her soli6t:s.tion, ~ i t wQuld never havebeCBWrittcn: lagmn ~ p 6 k e toMs: Qu'ali

onOctober I U h ~ 2GOOa:ndshe"rqmrted that Rikki4oesnotapp¢ar s a d 9 r d e p r e ~ s e d a r i l t h a f : s 1 i ~ i 5 1 e m t i n g w e l i a n d p a r t i c i p l l t i n g ~ n d a s s . . Q n A u ~ s t i S t h ~ . M o l , ISPQketo'Ms:Aralia,RJkk1's.·

firsf21adeteacher>at Tee;;Jmsell North. MiAraiZa stated that Rikkiw a ~ d o i n g w e n l n h e f d a s s

... indthatshelladdevelope.dfrieradsJ:llps'\¥ithothets1tidentsand"J h a v e r i o c o n ~ e r l l s a p o u t R t k k i . " . ~ M s . Araiza hashad Rlkki ildierda"ls since AUgust 16fh. .

,in late Octoberof:2;OoO lbcgan.receiviflg. p h o J ) e c . a i l 5 ~ f i ; o m J o n y a B i n g h a m f r o m t h e t 6 p ¢ k a a N ~ a officeofSRS inq(lirirJg about'this case and Some reCent aUegatioIis madeb}',Ms:DoitibJ{')wski '

•. that RJkkjwas b e i l i g p h y s i c a . l l y ~ b l l sedby.MfRicnurdson.]\1$,·Hingham eih;isedrYiethat ~ i s , D C ) n l b r ( ) w s H h a d s J s o r n a d e ( : ( ) m a c t V ; ~ t h . M s , . D o r : u ] a W h o r J ~ y , t h ~ n a n . A D . A . w i t h i h e , p i s t r i c t i\tfornet iii .office, tind,,\'asd€inaiidiilg that Ms., Whorley fiie aCING cas:e onbehaWo[lQkkj :Ou:

November'!'tn, I spoke to' ~ · ! s , W h Q d e y wh6 inf.brmednne t h a f s ~ e h 3 g T e ~ $ j v e d t e p ~ ~ i e < i . . · .' .

complltintsnom Ms:D o m b r o \ ~ i s k i . a b O ) . J t r u : k k i ' . ~ t t e a t m ~ n t a t l d

Judge:;&uchele@d.Al'iders9111s .'

handlihgo(hcrcaseandthat Ms; D o m b r o w ~ k i . w a s j n ( f e e d d e m a n d i n g : t h a t ~ h ~ f i i e aCINe ,1'9• fl1ehestofmyknovAedgelvts, V i h o r l e y . n ~ v e r n l ¢ a q r N C c a s e . ' Aitachedyouwillfinda.cQpyo

5RS'sfindings which d ~ a i l y l r t d ~ c a t e thaftbatlheaUegations of n e g t e c r ~ n 4 a . 9 u s e w e r e unsubstantiated. M s . J 3 1 n g h ~ cnOctober 3JSt;t61d· m e t h a t s h e f o u i l 4 i M s ; , D O r n b r 6 w s k t ' ~ behaw10r < ~ d l ~ t u . r b i n g i ' ; She. stated thatRikki w a i b ~ 4 1 g " t o l d t h i , n g $ b y M o m ' t b ' ~ 4 o / f u c h s h e canrtot .•PQ.sSibl'!. Comprehend 'and whicb.··Cli$i··£ather •·m.• a . · n e g a t i v e · J i g h t . ~ , · · .. J : m i g h t : a d d , i l 1 ~ t . : i n .•·

. photographs a t t a c h ~ d ( J f R i k k ) . t h e s e phqtoswere; appatentlytaken jnMay.Mr, , R o b i f t ~ ( ) l l ' ~ ' .

letterstates:i'they a r e n ' t g ( i q ~ p l c r u r e s ~ b u t i f w a S r i ' ' t c l i i l l ~ u l f W i t h 6 P L p r o r i l p ~ i ~ S f o r : . r i 1 . ~ . W B * k ...

outthattlietewete a b t a s i o r i s o n 1 b e l e f t s j a ¢ o f R i k . k i ~ ~ f a ¢ ; ' ~ ·• · f h a v e l o o k ~ a t t h e ~ p t t ( ) t Q ~ ( ) v ~ iand Over agaiIl and1dQ n o t s e ~ a b r a s i O n £ asM1:. Ro:bins.)napP¥6:ntiydo¢S ... 'fhereareJainl' . "marks pn;t¥left 5ide of.nerfa.ce;)i.owever;.i£yoQ ldokhlthe'boyseafedin fr.ont · c i r R i k k t ~ y<:Iu .wiil s e e 8 i m i ~ a r f a i n t l J 1 a j ' k s ouhis face also. ' . , '.

Attachedyou,wilLnnda.copy.ora noteIromRikki'spediatridan;DrTaraPridgett l\1D. ltshould. peakfiJf. ~ t s d f " n e v e r t h \ } l e s s , lshoul4 ~ a y tha(if cl.earlYstatesthat Dr: Pridgett has,inohealth

.concerns about Rikki7and that she has"shownnormal growth and development on her

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:"!Urthet¥Diorme4i Sheriff.:Barta that M t , ' R j c h a . t d s o f l ~ l i a : S ' h ' 1 \ l Q l v e 4 , i n dJ1,!g deMIDg aiidim, 'Sherif~ : ; u - t a s t a f e d fhi1thehad,cnecked,with'i1is,narcoti,cs o f f i c e r ~ a t d that theyhtid DO idea wl10BalRJchardson w'ru;: ' " " ,

Through November :t!fJd$JyDecanber,trus case wasfalriy quiet;OnDecerttberl,Sth.; I wasinfortnedJ:?y Mr Hoffii1ao's o f f i ~ J h a f 1 l , 1 s . P o m b r o w s k i hadpiCkedupR;1kki,atsenoolandhan .tailed. to' return her to. M r . . R f t h a r d ~ o n ' s c t i . s t o d y : W l : - w . ~ f o n o w ~ . y . i a s ~ l h < l t a t t h e t i m ~ s e e m e 9 t o:be a rather unusual· ~ i t u a t i Q n Where, hoth Jvk Pombrowskl ~ n d R i k k i coi.lld 110t be Iocate;& c . . . • . ,

'13et\Veert Oec.ember18thandDecember28th, C1a;jdine ~ d R i k k i w e i ~ n6wbereto bef()Un'(t< 1cou1dnotfindhetandwhen 1cal.Ied hermotber;Betty S t u l n p f { j n T ~ ) . : 8 . ? } r w ~ . g r e e t e d w ! t h i storm o f h o ~ i i h t y a f ) d d t : o i a t A C ( : i j t d i n g t 6 t h e P \ ) t t a w a t t Q l n i e C ' O U l l t y S h e r i f f ' s d e p a d m ~ t J M . sD { } n : ! { m ) ~ ¥ s k t h a d ClaimedthatMr, Richardson. hadrapeciandbeatenber 'kt.Pottow&torilieCoi.lntalt11()Hgh t h e , S h e r i r i ~ s offke.stated tnitth!!$e .repQft$Wete made by M!t $iuU:'l:pf; Tbese ptrlCers

a l s o q l J e s t i o ~ e d M r : Richardson w h o a d r u i t t M t o 1 i a V i n g : C d r n i . e n s u a l s e Y ~ w i t l r ~ l s - 6 ~ n i b t 6 ' \ > V & ~ i : lYfr , . R j c l w t d ~ q n indecilM,dconsenslialsexwith1V.1s . Potnbwwski,it..vas : a n ~ c t o f t l m a t p o r n a o f e f o o l i s f m e s s c o l 1 s i d ~ f : i n g l h e historyoftfuscase; . "O i l i c b . e - S t o f 1 t t y k n Q w l e d g ~ tl1ere Will not: bti!1,i a p e c h ~ r g e s i i 1 ~ d ineirnefPotfowatomieCounty o r & h a w n e e C o u m ; y " j ~ l \ r u c w d s o h h a s ' ftllortedly Jaken

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r r ' Y ~ M e t s t l l t 1 d l n g t h a t ; M s ~ D . P m ~ r o W s k i h a s . •not t a k e B a & m j l a r p O l y g r a p h " O I r r ) ( ! ~ m b e r ~ g t h , ;200,O.M8.PmnbrowStl'eameJo:tne ...'

P o t t o w a t o m i ~ , C ' o u r i t y ',Shenff'sdepattment to mflke,a s . t a t e m ~ t c o n c e r n i n g t f t e . ~ p e allegation.ShebaciRikkiin ber tateatthattimeand Rikki was ta;ken inforostGt.1tby t n ~ i ~ h e r i £ r s ,

d e p ~ m e n t a n d r e t u r l l e d J t L h e t { a t h e r , T o thisdate,:Ms DOmbr<lwslcibasnot & f f e ; : ~ ~ , r a t i o n a l ·· : $ i : ~ ; ~ ~ ~ - = i j b ~ ~ ~ t ~ ~ ; : : ~ = ~ · ~ · a t·•Since>Jate D e ¢ e m b e r , l t i k k i h a s l l a d p ~ r t ~ f m g timewHh her'-mothertlirQugh. t h ¢ a u S p i ~ e i . 6 f ~

, ,Safe V i s i t J ? t o g f : 8 i J l l a t ~ t i ~ ' ¥ M C A ~ t t a t h ~ d y o i J \vill.find ~ ( ; O . p l o f a l e f t e r " y h l c l j l f ~ e i Y ¥ f r : ~ h a t p r o g r a f u ; & r i c ~ t h 6 S e v i s i t s : : r . t ) t i l i e ~ e that ifspeakS for itself ......• ····..i>·

4 t ~ p o i " t t h . " e n o i f O U n d . r ~ o ~ : ~ , g c d i p r e s O n ! ¥ \ o d " " ~ ~ ~ t , ~ ; ' ~ 'appears 10 be ~ o i n g 'yellin school iiTIdhas ' C U ~ t i v t t t e d ' a , g r o l l p o f f t 1 e n d ~ b o ~ , ~ t ' : s i ? ~ 6 o t a t K i i r i ~ e father's neiglibotho9d; tumy . n t l i l r v l ~ . . v M t b b e f 7 ~ h e d i s c U s s e < i 8 o i ~ t . ( J ' ~ $ l u m h e r p a r t y W l t h ; b e.n e i g h b o r ; ~ c h i l d t e n .andofSWimming Yli,ill thern.'()nAugtl&t2no,1QOt t s P b k e . t o ¥ s . ; ~ r ~ Y Tillotson at t h e B . e i g h l s o f L ~ r o i n g l J a y C a t ~ C e n t e : r Wluchrukkj hadatteh4edtQrthe p a . s t t w ~w e e k s , M ~ . T l n o t s o n r e p o i t e d t 6 m e t h a t R i J d c i i S ~ 6 t ' i e o ( t 1 ; 1 ( ; : b e s t K 1 d s ' i n \ h e c t ~ s : ' ~ S h e

· · . r e p o i t e d · · f : h a t R i i d c i . h a s · a d j u s t e d w ~ n . ' t O . t h e . c e i 1 t e i a t i d h : 1 S d e v e l o p e d $ O c ; i a t r e J a ± J o n $ ~ p s t h e t e , Ms. TIH()tsoIlr:eponedthat Rlkki w a s ~ r c c e n f p a ~ i ~ i p a l ! t i n . a .school play and .W:iJsor1l;oftbe fe

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snesimply:(ooked btgger;,alt1;lougb} h ~ w e not p e r s O n a 1 f y w e i g h o o , h e r - ~ ' ' 4 s , D 6 I 1 1 b t : 0 1 N S k J a J 1 e g e s in h e r J e n e r " l o ; . M r . R Q b i n s o n o n " 1 5 A i J . g u s t 2 0 0 1 . t h a t " R 1 k k J " h . ~ s N O T gawedv,;eighi sinceshellas"been 'With her fatlier, " Dr, Pridgett mak,esnonoticeinnerIlbie'to me ,ora lack Qfw:eignt,gain.Qf ora "filil.ure t6thrive"aSl1otedonpage 2ofMs;,Dornbro'Wski'sletter to l\.1r.,Robin')Oa 1 ":personiJly n,ot obwrvethe«dark circles" umlet he(eyesnoteQ inM$. :Doflibrowski's l e ~ t e r > a n , ~ this child \vasquite verbal ~ " 1 r h r n e a b o u t h o w m u c b 5 h e , e l i ; a y e d h e r day carecentet:.

}.:1s.Dombrowskl has r e q ~ s t ~ 1 h w l i g l i h e r J a W Y t : ; r that . S i ~ p e l : v ~ s e d v i s i t s : b f « s u s p e n d e d ,a11d

that c O u l ] s ~ i n g be,orderedforRikki., In his motiol1 h e a 1 s o s ~ s to sugge$t that-psychiatric . e v a l u ~ t i o n ~

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.assQcIates oiMs, IJombrowski I woulcldirecttlH:i'cotrrt's·artentionltJone p a g e a f j t p r o ~ o r t ~ d l y autlinredhy Chi.iJdine D(nribiowski quote: . " '.

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