Letter to Chrissy in April of 02

April 30, 2002

Christine E. Collins Smith

Post Office Box 6584

Chesapeake, VA 23323

Dear Christine E. Collins Smith,

Subject: Our Son K

I have repetitively written and asked how our son is doing. Yet, you have failed to reply to my very simple request. It is time for you to put your petty feelings you have against me aside and act in the best interest of our son.

K has the right to know who his father is. One way or another he will know me.

In the letters that you have written me in 1997, you claimed that it was in his best interest. Well, it is now for you to act in the best interest of your child.

As I look back over my family’s past and your family’s past I’m shocked to see this pattern forming. Your mother has been married four times, now you have been married twice, just two to go. You’ve starting this strange type of relationship between K and myself that is almost like your father and yours relationship. I hope for K sake this is not what you are doing. Simply because I won’t give up on my son, I will be a part of his life. I will try to have a very civil relationship with my son. I have tried to have a civil relationship with you, however since you don’t want me to know anything about my son life, I have sought out others means. Legal means that is, I have filed to reorder visitation, to be inform of K Health, and to have access to his medical and schools records.

I hope that we can peacefully come to an agreement, which is in the best interest for K. I hope we can do this before court. If all is possible this hearing won’t be in front of Judge Olds.

Once again could you please act like an adult and let the father of your child know how his son is doing. Also could you possible send a current photo?

Respectfully,

James T. Smith III

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P.S. I have enclosed a self-address stamped envelope for you to use. So it won’t cost you a thing, just a piece of paper, and a few moments of your time.