Your Story Is Riddled With Untruths and Falsifications

You have lied, continually! You lied about your residence to the police to get Lindsey from our home. You lied saying you would not put her life in danger.

Then you proceeded to smoke pot in front of her which could put you in jail and Lindsey in the hands of the Child Protective Services where she would become a ward of the court where niether one of us would have the rights to visit.

As if that wasn't bad enough you proceeded to drink and drive with Lindsey in the car. This is called child endangerment which is a felony if you didn't know. Even after Lindsey pleaded with you to not drive drunk you physically and forcibly put her in the back seat, told her to keep her mouth shut and drove anyway.

Skip, this is called battery of a minor which, if you didn't know is also a felony.

Another reason we are making this move is we do not want to get the call from the legal medical family members or authorities to identify the mangled body of your and my daughter after you crash driving drunk with her in the car. We informed Lindsey of this and it's severity before we came to pick her up today. This has always been a guideline which we required during visitation with you.

You have been lying and making promises you haven't kept ever since we lived in Washington State. Over the summer visit you failed to enroll her in the 2 summer programs, get a real house or apartment, you left her alone while you went running and alone at Dana's studio apartment in Los Olivos repeatedly. Taking Lindsey to beer parties where adults including you and Dana were drunk, then driving put Lindsey in danger is only one of many examples.

Instead you offer only excuses and moving from place to place as only a homeless person would do. The Santa Barbara residents view you more of a dock rat, a bum or homeless person due to your ill kept appearance and methods of living. I am talking about the boat the camper in the parking lot and the wreck of a van you refer to as your “closet” in the harbor parking lot. Oh, let's not forget your present car which the Bakersfield police did want to go through with with a fine toothed comb. Because this was a civil matter (not a criminal matter) they could not pursue it.

You have not still obtained a real residence and a separate room for Lindsey's privacy or a simple place to even do her homework. For whatever reasons you have not lived up to your promises and leave us no alternative other than to reclaim Lindsey for her own health and safety.

All the false promises you continue to make but have never kept are unfair and unjust to Lindsey. You are setting a bad example by not following through on the things you said you would do to make her life better.

Lindsey wanted a real home, and that's what Jer and I provide. You took all of that away when you came and got her from our home out of your possible jealousy and contempt, and have made her life a disaster. You terrorized our daughter and put her through more difficulties than any child should ever have to endure.

You put Lindsey in danger driving drunk on several occasions. You smoked pot in front of her repeatedly. You even gave her friend Seanna Estes pot while visiting Lindsey from Sacramento. You have hit her on several occasions. None of these things are allowed.

The reason Lindsey was allowed to go with you when you came to Bakersfield was the biological father clause. It did trump Jer (and mine) being the good home and provider only. That and Lindsey could not prove- yet, that you had not caused her harm by striking her. Yet, the police were informed you had struck Dana, your girlfriend by Lindseys own personal witnessing of the event.

This time also both you and Dana were drunk as well. The police officer overlooked this event because he was looking only for possible harm done to Lindsey.

Now that you have violated all the main rules of good parenting, things have escalated. Due to this proof I believe you no longer have any right to be a custodial parent for Lindsey.

If you want to be a parent you must act like one. You, Skip, Edwin G Platt Jr. must be stopped now! Linds feels that our removal of her at this present time and your threats will close doors, that she will not be able to return to or see you again due to your anger and bitterness towards me. We worked on negotiating Lindsey's return home or Christmas visit on the week of December 13th to no avail. You threatened Lindsey with punishment should she want to come home for a visit or at all.

The Divorce decree Parenting Plan appoints me as the main custodial parent where Lindsey resides most of the time, as the responsible one. So, for Lindsey's safety she will live under my and Jer's roof from now on.

Skip, Take a good long look at what you have done in the short time you have had Lindsey in your “care”.

Child Endangerment- 3 Known Times

1. Driving while drunk with Linds in car
2. Driving drunk after Linds said did not want to ride with you because you had too much to drink.
3. Nearly went over the edge on Highway 154 on the way to Los Olivos

Causing Lindsey Harm

1. Struck Lindsey as allegedly witnessed by Lisa Franks BF, confirmed by Lindsey.

2. Struck Lindsey on Thanksgiving when noted to be “too drunk to carve the Thanksgiving turkey”.

3. Slammed Lindsey into back seat of car (after the above, #2)saying “I am not too drunk to drive”, then proceeded to drive from Santa Barbara to Los Olivos.

4. Smoked pot in front of Lindsey

Contributing To The Delinquency of a Minor

Gave Lindsey's 12 year old friend Seanna Estes from Sacramento California pot while visiting Lindsey in Santa Barbara this summer. This can be construed as a felony.

Falsified address-

Fabricatied a home address so you could abduct Lindsey from our home in Bakersfield. Lied to police using a friends address as a permanent address. This is a lie you never intended to live there. You only stayed at this so-called friend's 1 night, the first night back in Santa Barbara.

Lying to Authorities

Lied to police when came to get Lindsey from our home in Bakersfield about having school already set up for her in Santa Barbara. Proof is Lindsey was not enrolled in school for 1 week after abducted her from our home in Bakersfield.

Extortion- because you are an accessory to the fact if it was real.

You threatened me, Susan Allen, Lindsey's Mother with a bogus welfare fraud threat 5 days after you took Lindsey, to sign over full custody of Lindsey to you within 1 weeks time, repeatedly.

Enough is Enough! Let the True Truth Be Told

Jer and I tried to work with you Skip. You have had enough chances to do well by Lindsey and show her the fine qualities of life. If you truly cared about her you would not have put her in harms way or caused her harm personally. If you considered her wishes and well-being she would still be right here in Bakersfield, where she belongs. Also her school has been disrupted thanks to you, very wrong Skip!

It is time to stop your destructive, hurtful deceptive ways and live right. If not for yourself do it for Lindsey. She loves you. We have always tried to protect you and ensured Linds knows you are a Dad, now act like one! Try showing her trust. Get the 40 foot boat or better yet a home so she has a safe place to visit you. You chose to live in Santa Barbara so now pay your way!

By the way, the small amount of child support you owed monthly was for Lindsey and her future, not any vendetta or for my own needs. You held this back as a vendetta against me and failed in your job of taking care of your child. This is actually a small amount compared to the outlay which it truly costs to raise her. The child support was to be Lindsey's money, for education, food shelter and clothes, not our money. Any responsible parent knows this and yet you fail to see the truth in it.

Suzie