SLE CP F-060 — Grandma Linda's Letter to Judge Schauer

A letter from Linda Russell (paternal grandmother) directly to Judge Schauer, documenting firsthand observations from visits with Evie in the Chappaqua area. The letter addresses the systematic obstruction of visitation, the child's welfare concerns, and the court's failure to examine evidence of positive father-child interaction.

Key observations documented in the letter:

Drove to Chappaqua four times in one month. First trip: turned away by Stephen Walsh Sr. who stated "I don't care what the court order says." Thirteen hours of driving for nothing.

Walsh told Evie that Dad was present at the hotel but "not allowed" to see her. Evie's questions: "Is Daddy sick?" "Doesn't Daddy miss me?" Child believed her father was nearby and choosing not to see her.

Evie arrived unfed, tired, and crying. Walsh attributed crying to Evie not wanting to see grandmother. Actual cause: child had not been fed. Evie was not potty trained. Significant progress made in a single day.

Walsh did not provide diapers or car seat, claiming fear that Russell would "bug" the car seat. Grandmother purchased car seat herself.

Facial injury observed. Walsh stated Evie had fallen. Grandmother noted unusual frequency of injuries, sickness, and allergies.

Walsh offered grandmother the option of driving back the same day for 20 minutes with Evie—"said deliberately and maliciously." Thirteen hours of driving for twenty minutes.

Walsh stated Tara's attorney had called CPS on Walsh parents "dozens of times." Walsh stated her parents "abused her." When Walsh was caught putting drugs in Russell's wine, the Walsh family never called.

Letter concludes with questions to the court: Why has no one asked to see visit photographs or reports? Why does a father in Westchester have supervised FaceTime? "You went to law school for this?"

Visual artifacts: Photo of Grandma Linda with her two sons (sle_archive/coolgrandma.jpg). Illustration of Stephen Walsh Sr. refusing entry (sle_archive/GetOut3-1.png).