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1IN RE MARRIAGE OF CALDWELL — ED0479120021 142ATTACHMENT TO RESPONSIVE DECLARATION TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728RELIEF REQUESTEDI ask that the court deny Petitioner's ("Ginny's") request to appoint a new CaseManager. I ask that Neil Ribner, Ph.D., remain in his capacity as Case Manager and730 evaluator.I also request that all custody issues be submitted to Dr. Ribner for his reviewand recommendations, and that we not attend the appointment scheduled at FamilyCourt Services in October.BACKGROUNDOn September 4, 2009, Dr. Ribner was appointed to perform a 730 evaluation.(See Findings and Order After Hearing filed with the court on September 25, 2009.) Itwas Ginny's former attorney who suggested we use Dr. Ribner, and my attorney and Iagreed. He began his evaluation in October and his report was completed onDecember 30, 2009. His initial report was 31 pages long. His addendum, datedJanuary 5, 2010, was one page.Dr. Ribner interviewed me and Ginny separately. He also conductedpsychological testing on both of us. He met with all four of our children, Kasey, nowage 18, Cody, age 16, Kira, age 14, and Kessa, age 10. He met with the childrenseparately, as a group, and separately with me and Ginny.He also interviewed my parents, Ginny's parents, and my former girlfriend eventhough we were no longer together at the time. Ginny married within months of Dr.Ribner completing his report, but her husband, Dave Edmunds, was not mentioned as asignificant other and he was not interviewed in that role.In addition to these family members, Dr. Ribner made numerous collateralcontacts. At Ginny's request he contacted friends: Penny Nagel, Joanne Nagel, DaveEdmunds, Tracey Brunetto and Miguel Lopez. Only Mr. Lopez was noted as a former1