Melinda Pillsbury-Foster
PO Box 2214, Camp Nelson, CA 93208
Ronald E. Foster
1941 McKinney No. 15 G
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Phone: 562-493-6719
Social Security No. 573-64-6122
September 12, 2009
Dear Ron,
In 1989 you reached an
agreement with Craig, to whom I was then married, to give up your paternal
rights to our four children. I include a
copy of the document for your review.
You paid no support for
the children thereafter. You and Craig
had reached an agreement wherein as the children's legal father he, Craig,
would be fully responsible for their support from then on. Craig wrote a will that named the children
as his natural children and heirs a few days later. That document is also included here for your
review. That is a contract which should
have been recognized by the court. State law in California mandates that
adoptions not recognized by the court by legal process not be challenged if
they endured for a significant length of time.
STATUTE
However, due to illegal
acts by Craig and his attorney, Jacqueline Misho, your agreement with Craig was
not recognized by the family law court in Santa Barbara. Therefore, in the absence of other evidence
you are Arthur's legal father and responsible for providing support, including
back support, since his injuries took place while he was a student and was
still dependent upon his parents.
STATUTE
I have not asked you for
support previously because I felt doing so was unfair. Craig undertook to become father to all of
the children and in my view should be responsible for Arthur's support.
However, if I do not
have sufficient documentation from you to persuade the court of this I will be
forced to go to court, naming you as the responsible party. The amount involved is support for the period
from September 27, 1997 – present with regular support to begin on a regular
basis thereafter.
At this time Craig is
heavily committed financially. His
eldest son, Scott, is in jail on charges of attempted murder. He was videoed and recorded while hiring an
undercover detective to kill his wife.
The money was paid and is in evidence.
The defense for murder will run into millions of dollars if the case
follows the usual pattern. You are
probably aware that if Craig offered to pay you he would not pay enough to
satisfy the initial back support or for your legal expenses.
My concern is for
Arthur's well being. It has been all of this time. Craig told a mutual acquaintance the other
day he does not even know if Arthur is alive, nor does he care. However, I do. Arthur is a wonderful man who struggles
against what has happened to him without losing faith.
I have never received a
cent of support from either you or Craig for Arthur. But I can no longer support him without help.
You can ensure that Craig is held to the contractual agreement and so provide
for Arthur at no cost to yourself by providing any documents you have touching
on this matter and by writing and having notarized an affidavit to the effect
you ceded your rights to Craig at his request, as documented. I will then go
after him for past medical expenses, past support, and future support.
As I said, if Craig
makes you promises he will pay you to claim you are Arthur's legal father I
suggest you doubt payment will continue for more than one month. That has been his pattern and now he has far
more expenses. Scott is only part of his
problems.
Please think over your
options very carefully and send the documents to my PO Box.
Sincerely,
Melinda
See attachments, Ron
Notarized Document, Craig's Will, Arthur Affidavit, 2009
