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Memo To: Hal Richardson and Claudine Dombrowski
From: Connie Sanchez, Safe Visit Administrator
Regarding: Supervised Visitation Services
Date: 3-19-08

This letter is being drafted to give notification to all parties, that effective 3-19-08; services will besuspended. Please know this decision was not made in haste, rather implemented after several cases reviews by Administration.

It is the intention of Safe Visit to be a safe, neutral, transitional resource for families who

require 3rd party intervention to ensure parent/child contact. Staff has been providing supervised visits between Ricki and her mother since September of 2004. Staff is not aware of all the specifics requested by the Court to initiate a modification or change in parenting time. However, services will not resume until the plans outlined by the court for resolution are initiated (a psychological evaluation for Claudine).

Ricki is a bright, articulate, fun loving 13 year old girl. As observed by staff, during
visits with her mother,Ricki shows mixed emotions. At times,she seems content with
seeing her mother in the limited environment of Safe Visit; as they talk non stop, play
games and eat snacks. Ricki uses the visit as a time to share stories regarding friends,
school, homework etc. Claudine is very responsive to Ricki; she offers an abundance of
positive support and glorifies all of Ricki' s thoughts and dreams.
On other occasions, during visits Ricki is somewhat withdrawn, expresses being tired and
responds coldly,critically and rudely to her mother's comments and appears embarrassed
by her mother's statements, appearance and behaviors. At times, Ricki will not answer
her mother's questions at all and talks to staff instead or tells her mother to stop the

current line of conversation. It seems when Claudine tries to talk with Ricki about her work, computer knowledge or childhood memories Ricki either changes the subject or does not acknowledge her mother's comments.

Although staff believes all teenagers have differences with their parents as they grow and
develop independence, Ricki is struggling with other issues related to trust. Recently,
staff asked Ricki how she would feel about allowing her mother to take a photo of her
(Claudine requested a photo opportunity). She expressed being uncomfortable with doing
a photo as she was unsure what her motherwould dowith the photo as in the past her
mother gave out her cell number/email to someone her mother deemed"like her" (a
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