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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT NICHOLAS SICINOLFI and THE NICHOLAS-JAMES COMPANY, Plaintiffs, v. TOWN OF TRUMBULL, MARLIN LIVELY, ANNE MOORE, RICHARD BERNARD and CHRISTOPHER PAOLETTI, Defendants. : : : : : : : : : : : :

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 303 CV 929 (AWT)

Jan. ___ , 2005

AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES DESANTY Now Comes JAMES DESANTY, who having first been duly sworn, does hereby depose and say: 1. I am over the age of 18 years and understand the

obligation of an oath. 2. 3. I make this affidavit of my own personal knowledge Many family cases involve children who have yet to reach The parent who has custody of the children is The parent who does not have custody In almost every case the

the age of majority.

called the custodial parent.

is called the noncustodial parent.

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noncustodial parent has some contact with the children. contact is called visitation. 4. child.

That

Sometimes a noncustodial parent poses a threat to the Some parents hate each other so much that they cannot

perform the simplest act, such as exchanging children, without a screaming fight. Some individuals physically attack their

children. Some children are unusually vulnerable because they have been abused. Some individuals entitled to visitation may not have

been proved to have injured their own children, but are criminals with a history of violence towards others. A parent may be so

mentally ill that he or she cannot have custody of the children, but not so deranged that all visitation is prohibited. And a

parent with no history of crime or child abuse may nevertheless require supervised visitation harm or kidnap the children. because he or she has threatened to In those cases visitation supervised

by a neutral observer is ordered to protect the child. 5. Supervising visitation means more than guaranteeing

physical safety. The supervisor is responsible to a degree for the psychological well being of the children during visits. Visitation supervisors often report to the Family Relations Office of the -2-

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Superior Court and to the childrens' therapists in addition to reporting to lawyers and parents. 6. A visitation supervisor meets with the parties and goes

over the court's orders to make sure that they are fully understood. The supervisor discusses the parties' plans for visitation A visitation

to make sure that the court's orders will be obeyed.

supervisor writes a report if necessary and is available to testify in court about the visitation. 7. At various times from 1998 through 2003 I worked with I worked together with him I also worked with Plaintiff is a

Plaintiff as a visitation supervisor.

in difficult cases which required two people.

him when we had the Nicholas James Company, LLC. very experienced visitation supervisor.

He has been appointed by

the Superior Court to supervise visitation in dozens of cases.

___________________________ JAMES DESANTY

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD

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SS: TOWN OF FAIRFIELD

Personally appeared JAMES DESANTY before me on Jan. ___, 2005, known or satisfactorily proven, and subscribed and swore to the truth of the foregoing as his free act and deed for the purposes therein contained.

___________________________ Notary Public My Commission expires: Comm'r of the Superior Court

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