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Superior Court of WashingtonCounty of Pierce

In re th e Custody o fCharles Joshua Powell,DOB 1-19-05Braden Timo thy Powell,DOB 1-2-07

Children,Charles Frankhn Cox,Judith Lee Cox.,

P e tr n on e rf s ),a n d

Josh PowellSusan Powe11Respondent( s)

FILEDI N C O U N T Y C L E R K 'S O F F I C E

No. 113036277Declaration ofJosh Powell [Name)(Optional Use)(DCLR)

This declaration IS made byJosh Powe l lame36ge

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I Declare:

The only reason my sons were removed from my home was because of the arrest of my father over 4 months agowas hvmg with him at the tune, however, within the first month, I established m y own home and I have consistentlyproven my fitness as a stable and lovmg parent under close supervision by CPS CPS and others have exphcnlyDeclaration (DCLR) - Page 1 of 6Josh Powell declaration February 1 2012


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sta te d m w ntm g th a t th ere a re n o sa fe ty c o nc e rn s W Ith r e ga rd to m e o r m y ho m e CPS an d o th er 3rd pa rt ie s m vo lve dIn th e c ase h ave c on firm e d a nd do cum e nte d n um e ro us praiseworthy quahties IIIm y c ha ra cte r a nd parenting All o fw h ic h e sta blish th a t I c a n a n d w il l provide everythmg m y so ns n eed to be h appy , h ea l th y, a n d w ell c a re d fo rNobody IS pe rfe c t a n d ] do n 't e xpe c t th em to be a n y m ore th a n I c o uld h ve up to a sta n da rd o f pe rfe c t io n But m yso ns h ave fa ce d se ve ra l sign if ic an t pro ble m s m th e c are o f th eir m a te rn al gra ndpa re nts T he y h ave be en re gula rlye xpo se d to n ega tive a tt i tude s a nd th ey h ave sustained s e ve r al S e ve r e mjunes th at c ould h ave easily been avoidedF or a l l o f th e se re a so n s, I be l ie ve m y so n s n e ed to c om e h om e w he re th e y be lo n g 1 do n o t be l ie ve gra ndm a an dgra ndpa Co x a re SU Ita ble f ul l-t im e c are ta ke rs fo r m y so ns, h ow eve r, I w an t th e Co x fa rru ly to be a sign if ic an t pa rt o fmy so ns' l rve s I t IS n o se cre t th at th ere h as be en in te nse c on fl ic t be tw ee n th e Co x family and m y family BehaviorsOn b oth S Ide s h a ve e sc ala te d th e S Itu at io n , b ut I believe th ere c an be a n ew partnership fo r th e purpo se o f protectinga n d canng fo r m y so ns

My fitness as a loving father is now documented:F o r o ve r 4 m o n th s a lre ady , m y m te ra cn on s W ith m y so ns a n d m an y o th e r a spe c ts o f m y ch ara c te r h ave be e nin ve st iga te d a nd do cum e nte d by C PS T his 3rd Pa rty Custo dy c la im w as bro ugh t W Ith c la im s by s ev e ra l m d i vi du a lst h a t J w a s un em p lo ye d, drum s th at Iw as a n egle ctfu l o r un ca nn g fa th er , c la im s th at I su ff ere d f ro m m e n ta l I lln e ss,and e ve n c 1a un s trying to c o nn e ct m e W ith I lle ga l activity Ali allegations h ave n ow be e n pro ve n fa lse by ttrne anda c tu a l e v id e n c eT o th e c o ntra ry , I h ave pro ve n m yse lf a s a f i t a n d lo vin g fa th e r w ho pro vide s a sta ble h om e eve n III th e fa ce o f gre ata dve rsi ty N ot o nly h ave I r e ce ive d a le tte r fro m CPS sta tm g th at th e a lle ga tio ns a ga m st m e a re "un fo un de d", I h avea lso re ce ive d pra ise fo r m y re la no nsh ip W Ith m y so ns a nd fo r m y sta bili ty m th e fa ce o f a ve ry dif f ic ul t c ir c um sta nc ebe yo nd m y c on tro l T ha t le tte r f ro m CPS w ould n orm a lly re sult Inc hildre n go in g h om e a nd Itw as da te d a lm o st 2m o nth s a go (Se e EXHIBIT A) I f l t w ere n o t fo r th e Ch nstm a s bre ak: a nd o th er c o ur t de la y s, I sh ould h ave bro ugh tm y so n s h om e by n ow

CPSabuse referral against the Coxes:My so ns h ave susta in ed se ve ra l se ve re in jun es w h ile In th e c are o fth err gra ndpa re nts I f e el I t IS c ntic al to th epro te ctio n o f m y so ns to ful ly do cum e nt th ese mo rden t s On J an ua ry 1 1,2 012 , a "p hy sic a l a bu se c o nsu lta n on "r eg ard in g th e se m j un e s w a s c o nd uc te d by th e "C hild A buse In re rve nn on D epa rtm e n t" A s sta te d In thiS r ep or t, t he irm f orm a tio n "w a s o bta in ed f ro m a c on ve rsa tio n W ith th e patients m a te rn al gra ndm o th er a nd a bn ef c on ve rsa tio n W Ithth e pa tie nt a s w e ll a s a re vie w o f m fo rm a no n pro vide d by [th e h ospua l] "I In te nd to f i le th is a buse re po rt , but o nly I f I t c an be do ne un de r se al to pro te ct th e priva cy o f m y so n's m e dic alr e co rds A s sta te d In th e re po rt, m e dic al pra cn no ne rs w e re c on ce rn ed th at "a 5-y ea r-o ld h ad susta m ed tw o se ve rem jun es w rth m 3 da ys" (Se e EX HIBIT B - a lso se pa ra te ly f i le d a nd se ale d M edrca l Re po rt fo r fu l l de ta ils)

I ) T he re po r t s ta te s th a t o n J a n ua ry 7, 2012, a c o usin w as sw m gm g m y so n a ro un d by th e a rm s DUr in gth is ga m e, m y o th er so n w as struc k to th e gro un d a nd h it h IS h ea d It sta te s, "H e d id n o t lo se c o nsc io usn e ss

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but w as quie t A h ttle la te r a t d in n e r , h e w a s n o t h un gry " H Is gra ndm oth e r f in a lly to o k m y so n to th eem ergen cy ro om w he re th e y c o nduc ted a "Head CT" sc a n T h e sc a n c am e ba ck n o rm a l a n d m y so n w a sdisc ha rge d "a fte r 2 to 3 h o urs" be c ause a t th a t pom t h e h ad sta r te d actmg n o rm a l agamAt th e tim e o f th is In jury , I w as n o t In fo rm ed an d th e n ext day dun ng m y VISIt, I w as o nly given part ialmformanon Howev e r , I h ave n ow review ed th e m edic a l re po rt Due to th e po te n tia l fo r pe rm an en t braindam age by delaying t re a tm en t fo r a h e ad injury th at c h an ge d hr s personality, I beh eve m y so n sh o uld h avere c e ived IM MEDIA T E m edic a l a r te n no n

2) T he repo r t a lso sta te s th a t o n Ja n ua ry 10, 2012, m y so n s w ere playing o n and a ro und th e so fa W ith th eCoxe s On e o f m y so n s stepped o n a po t o f bo rh ng w a te r o n th e f lo o r by th e so fa I t sta te s th a t "T h e ltd o fth e po t ro lle d a nd his le ft fo ot la nde d IIIth e h o t w ate r n T he Co xe s ran c o ld w ate r o ve r I t , but decided tota ke h un to th e h o spita l w hen bh ste rs sta r te d fo rm ing o ve r th e to p and SIde o f h is fo o t T h e repo rt sta te sth a t "He w as n o ted to h ave a pa r tia l th ic kn e ss bum o ve r th e do rsum o f h is le f t fo o t m vo lvm g h IS to e s a sw e ll T h e pla n ta r a spe c t o f hrs le f t fo o t sh ow ed som e sw ellin g an d redn e ss" (Do rsum m ean s th e to p o f h isfo o t a n d pa rtia l th ic kn e ss m ean s th e skin suffe red bh ste rs )

T he repo r t sta te s th a t th e bo il in g w ate r o n th e f lo o r was m o rde r to "pro pe r ly gro ut th e f lo o r" r e la te d too ngo m g c on struc tio n pro je cts In th e Coxe s' h o use T h e repo r t a lso sta te s th a t th e PIe rc e Co un ty Sh e rr if fDeputy Gary Sanders w as m vesn gan ng th e CPS abuse re fe r ra l

A t th e tun e o f th is se c o n d m jury , I a s c a lle d by CPS and I as to ld th a t a n "abuse re fe rr a l" w as f i le d agam st th eCoxe s (Se e EXHIBIT B ~ a lso sepa ra te ly f i le d a n d se a led M edic a l Repo rt fo r full de ta i ls) I w as a lso to ld th a t CPSw as que sn om ng w he th e r m y so n s c ould re turn to th e Co xe s' c usto dy th a t rugh t I a s grven pe rm rssio n to V ISI t m yso n in th e h ospita l W ith a n a ppro ve d supe rviso r Iush ed to th e h o spita l W Ith th rs pe rso nWh e n I saw th e bum s, th e y w ere far w orse th a n I w as expecnng be ca use h uge blisters c o ve red m ost o f th e to p an dle f t S ide o f h is fo o t a n d to e s H IS so le w as n o t bhstered, but I t w as ObVIOUSth at th e burn s w rapped a lm ost h IS en tirefo o t A lth o ugh th e In jury w as sh o ckm g to lo ok a t, I tn ed to sta y po sm ve by en couragin g m y so n fo r h is c a lm ne ss(m y so n Was appa re n tly o n 3 pam kille rs m cIudm g M orphm e)

My t ime With m y so n at t he h o sp it al w as ve ry h rm ted an d f w as n o t a llow ed to take ph o to s So fa r I h ave be enun able to o bta in full m edic a l re po rts o r a n y ph o to s, but th e repo rt sta te s th e r e a re som e ph o to s

A t a V ISIt a lm ost 3 w eeks la te r , m y so n lightly hum ped h is fo o t a n d cn ed fo r a lm ost 15 m inute s Lega lly , I c o uld n o tadm im ste r pam kille rs to h un T h e VISI t supe rviso r w as prepan ng to re turn h im to th e Co xe s' to re c e ive a n o th e r do seo f h is pam m edic a tio n s Luckily , h ow eve r, th e V ISIt w as able to c o n tin ue be c ause h e sto pped c ry in g T h e m edic a lre po rts a n d m y so n's r e a c tio n s dem on stra te th at th is w as a n d IS sti l l a seve re m Jury to h is fo o t

Previous incidents:I h ave previo usly ple aded W Ith CPS to pro te c t m y so n s re la te d to th e Coxe s o ngom g co n struc tio n pro je c ts a n d toe nsur e a de qua te sup er visto n On Decem be r 28, 2012, I h ad se n t a n em ail to CPS bec ause m y so n s appa re n tly putm ud In to th e Co xe s e le c tr ic a l o utle ts I ple ade d th a t CPS Im m edia te ly addre ss th e extrem e sa fe ty Issue s th rs mo r d e n tpre se n ted to m y so n s (Se e EXHIBIT C)Dec /a ra bo n (DCLR ) - Page 3 of 6Josh Powell decla ra tI on Februa ry 1, 2012


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CPS sta ted th a t th e y m te rvtew ed th e Co xe s re la te d to th is "m ud rn th e o utle ts" m orden t CPS sa id th a t m y so n s w erebe in g ke pt sa fe a n d th a t I t w as "o n ly dryw all m ud" be in g pla c ed m th e o utle ts so th e r e w as "n o la ck o f supe rvisio n "I w a s a da m an t th at c on struc no n srres a re EXTREMELY da nge ro us a nd to ple a se ke ep m y ch rkf re n sa fe 1 r espondedbo th ve rba lly a n d m w ntm g to CPS an d m y a t to rn e y Ipe cif ic ally de sc n bed va r io us da nge rs m c ludin g saw s, n a rlgun s, a n d even de bn s o n th e gro un d I c o uld n ot h ave i m agmed th a t o n ly tw o w ee ks la te r , m y so n w ould suff e rseve re bum s o ve r h IS e nure fo o t o n th a t sam e co n struc tio n pro je c t

I h ave n e ve r a llo w ed m y so n s to e n te r a c o n struc tio n site un le ss I w as ho lding th em to ke ep th em sa fe Even th e n , Ih ave en sured th a t th e to o ls a n d o th e r h a za rds w ere pro pe r ly put aw ay T h is w as n o t th e kin d o f a c c ide n t th a t a n ych ild sh o uld h ave be e n expo sed to Espe c ia lly c o n srde n n g th e w arnm g th e Co xe s re c e rved le ss th a n tw o weekspn o r , th is dem on str a te s gro ss n eglige n c e T he h o spita l r igh tly f i le d a CPS abuse re fe rr a l , h ow eve r , I do n 't be lie veth a t r e fe rr a l h a s be e n h an dled pro pe r ly M y so n s sh ould h ave be en rm m edra te ly m oved

Conflict of interestG ary Sa nde rs IS a ppa re n tly th e P ie rc e Co un ty Sh e rn f f 'r e pre se n ta tive m ve stiga tm g th e CPS a buse re f e r ra l a gam st th eCo xe s I be lie ve th is pre se n ts a se n o us co n fh c t o fm te re st be c ause fo r y e a r s h e h a s be e n in vo lve d W Ith th e Co xe s,th e m ve strga n o n re la te d to m y W Ife , a n d th e a rr e st o f m y fa th e r a n d rem ova l o f my c ruldr en fro m my c a re I be lie veh e IS n ot im pa rtia l I fe e l th a t a n y co n fh c t o f m te r e st fur th e r e n dan ge rs m y so n s by an appa re n t la ck o f objecnvityr egarding t he s it ua n o n

Other concerns:I n a previo us de c la r a n o n , I r e c e n tly r a ised co n c e rn s o ve r th e Co xe s pubh c an o n o f m y so n s priva te m edic a lmf o r r n a n o n a n d a lso th e emo t i o n a l Im pa c t o f negat ive c om men ts th a t m y so n s h ave be en expo se d toT hro ugh out th e tun e th e y h ave be en liv in g W Ith th e Co xe s, m y so n s h a ve pe r io dic a lly m ade com m e n ts th a t did n o to n gm ate f rom th em se lve s o r from m e Som e o f th o se c om m en ts w ere ve ry disturbm g a nd I be lie ve I t IS w e lldo cum e nte d th at dun ng a ll o f m y VISIts W ith m y so ns I h ave h an dled th o se c om m en ts m m an ne r th at IS bo th m a turea n d th ough tfu l to w ard m y so n s fe e lm gs W he n m y so n s h ave bro ugh t th o se thm gs up, I have consistently ke pt suc hdISC USSio ns bn ef 'w h ile sti l l va hda nn g m y so ns' fe elm gs

As a re c e n t exam ple , m y o lde r so n sta te d th a t th e Co xe s w ere try in g to c o n vin c e h un th a t h e h ad n eve r go n e c a rn pm gW ith m e M y so n s fa c e em on o n a l unph c an o n s o n m an y leve ls from suc h a ta c tic In c ide n ta lly , It IS w ell kn ow n an dw ell do c um en ted by ph o to s th a t J h ave a lw ay s go n e c am pm g W ith m y sons a nd/o r m y W ife even If som e pe ople w an tto de ny It . It ISJust h urtfu l a n d po in tle ss fo r a n y o n e to "c o nvin c e " m y so n s such th in gsIe lie ve tlus a n d o th e r e xam ple s a r e dire c tly c o n n e c te d to m y W ife be c ause sh e IS a m issm g pe rso n T h em ve sngan o n re la te d to m y W Ife was bro ugh t up a s a n Issue m th is 3rd Pa r ty Custo dy a c tio n T his h a s be e n a diff ic u ltS i tua tio n fo r a ll o f us to de a l W ith a nd Ie h e ve w e e a c h h a ndle I t th e be st w e c a n , but e ve ry o n e c a n do be tte r

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Adifficult circumstance:[ m iss m y w ife a n d so do m an y o th e r pe o ple It h as c re ate d a ve ry diff ic ul t c ir c um sta nc e fo r o ur e ntir e fam ily [h ave re c e n tly h ea rd rum blm gs th a t so m e people a re dippm g de ep do wn to th e bo tto m o ftbe ba rr e l illa d e sp e ra tee ffo rt to f in d a nd m a nufa cture fa ult W ith m e due to th eir a tt i tude s A le sse r pe rso n w ould fa ll un de r th e mten sescrut iny Im fa cin g, but a ppa re ntly m y m h ere nt r e si l ie nc e a s a pe rso n m a ke s I t m c re asm gly dif f ic ul t fo r th em top ur su e t he ir a ge n da s I am sta ndin g ta ll fo r m y so ns, but I t de eply h ur ts to fa ce suc h r id icu le a n d a bu seU n fo rtu na te ly , th e pu blic h a s ta ke n In te re st in our fam ily y et I t Im po ssib le fo r th e tru th to be to ld T he Co x f am i l ybe lie ve s th at In cre ase d m e dia m a y f in d their d au gh te r, m y W if e 1beheve th e tru th IS th e o nly h ope fo r h er , but I tdisa gre e s W ith t h e po pula r m e ssage pe ople a re dn vm g T he re h as be e n c o n side ra ble a t tem pt to h n k m e to alleganonsun re la te d to m e a n d fo r w h ic h th ere IS no evide n ce o f a n a c tua l c o nn ec tio n I h ave do ne n oth m g w ro n g to de se rvethis t r e a tmen tEven w hen a n e ffo r t IS m ade to te l l th e tru th , I t IS tw iste d just e no ugh to f i t th e m e ssa ge pe ople think th e publicw an ts T Il ls c ause s e ve n a re aso na ble pe rso n judge w ro ngly due to r m sm f o rm a n o n a nd pa rt ia l t ruth s T his pro ble ma ffe c ts us a l l, m c ludIn g m e F or m y pa rt , I a m re -e va lua tin g th e si tua no n a nd J am l e t t ing go o f m y judgm e n tsa ga m s t c e rt am individualsP eo ple , m c ludm g m e , sh ould n ot be so quic k to judge ba sed o n th e pubh c m e ssage be c ause I t IS so ve ry w ro ng F ore xa m ple , m fo rm a no n w as re ce nt ly publlsbe d by pe ople w ho w an te d to suppo rt m e a nd th e t ru th I drd n ot supportth at e ffo rt a n d I id n o t e ve n re ad a l l o f It, but w h at I id re a d w as a c cura te Ye t I t w as c e n so re d from th e in te rn etdue to c o rn plam ts I gue ss th at IS wh at I t IS fo r us to be public f igure s T he public de c ide s w ha t to m ake y ou a n d y ouh ave n o w ay to c om ba t th e l ie s m a n y re a l se n se W he th er fo r go o d o r fo r bad, a lm o st e ve ry detai l I S tw i st e d j us te no ugh to f i t th e se nsa tio na l m e ssa ge I h ave be en c on tin ua lly vic nrm ze d by th e o ne -side d pubh c disc ussio n, but Ic an se e th at o th er pe ople in th e s ttua no n h ave o cc asio na lly fa lle n V ic tim to th e m e dia a s w e ll

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Ie ve r w an te d pe ople to c on te nd W ith e ac h o th er a nd in m y e ff or t to c alm p eo ple 's a tt i tu de s, Iw as dra gge d o ut to th econ f l i c t I be lie ved m th e sa c n fic e s I m ade m try m g to fin d m y W ife a nd In m y n sks by bem g m th e public , but I n owse e I t a dde d to th e c on flic t a nd did n ot h ave th e In te nde d be ne fit fo r m y W ife Ia ve c on siste nt ly sta te d th e tru th a ndI e ve r In te nde d a ny n ega tiv i ty , but so m e pe ople h ave c la im e d It w a s negative be ca use th ey h ave be en lo okm g fo rs om e t h in g d if fe r en t m m e and m th e s i tua t io n M an y pe o ple o n bo th Side s o f th e c o nf l ic t h ave m ade h arsh c o m men tst h a t Io n 't a gre e W ith M y co mm en ts h ave be e n pla c ed illa ve ry n ega trve c on te xt Im so ny fo r m y pa rt m th econ f l i c tA s I h ave pro ve n m y se lf a n d W ill co ntm ue to pro ve m y se lf a s a pa re n t a n d a de c e n t law abidm g c in ze n , I W ill bege t tm g m y ch ildre n ba ck F o r th e sake o f m y so n s, w e c a n a l l do be tte r I c om e ba ck to m y pa rtn e rsh ip fo rpro te ctin g m y c hildre n w h ic h I h ope to m c lude a bro ad n etw o rk o f m drvtdua ls m c ludm g th e Co x family I t IS a tw ow ay stre e t a n d I in te n d to do m y pa r tI f a ny on e w a nts to be h on est W Ith th em se lve s a nd th e S itua tio n , th e re al s to ry IS n ot th at a ny on e IS a ba d pe rso n ,m cludm g m e T h e sto ry IS o ne o f o ve re o m mg an d n sm g abo ve w ha t m an y pe o ple thmk a r e m s u n n o un t ab lec h a l le n ge s I kn ow m y ow n h e a r t IS f r e e o f a n y guilt re ga rdle ss o f w ha t pe ople c la im I kn o w th e Co xe s a n d o th ersh ave suffe re d a s m uch a s m e a n d It I Stu ne to le t g o o f h urtf ul a tt i tud es


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Conclusions:Having demonstrated my fitness as a parent, It IStime for my sons to come home No child wants to be taken fromtheir parents and It ISnot reasonable to continue thrs process At tlns point, It ISonly by bendmg and breaking therules that anyone even tries to keep It going The years and actual evidence that has been brought forward hasdemonstrated my Innocence With regard to allegations So far, the CPS mvestiganon into me and my sons hasproven my stability as a person, my fitness as a parent, and my strong bond with my sonsWIth regard to the Coxes' 3rd Party Custody claim, I do not feel they are SUitablecaretakers for my sons given therecent mjunes and other documented Issues My sons have a nght to be protected from hann and even fromnegligenceOver the years J have made some mrstakes and wrong Judgments - as have many other people I am lettmg go ofthose Judgments because that IStruly the only way to allow heahng for my sons and everyone else Still, there arevery real concerns In the current Situation and It IS Just addmg unwarranted harm to my sons The Coxes should notbe actmg as caretakers for my sons, but J am commnted to facihtanng a healthy grandparent relanonship WIth themfor m y sons' benefit

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Wash mgton that the foregoing IS true andcorrect

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Do not attach financial records, pelSonal health care records or confidentialreports to this declaration. Such records should be served on the other party andfiled with the court using one of these cover sheets:1) Sealed Fmanclal Source Documents (WPF DRPSCU 090220) for financial records2) Sealed Personal Health Care Records (WPF DRPSCU 09.0260) for health records3) Sealed Confident,al Report (WPF DRPSCU 09.270) for confidential reports

If filed separately using a cover sheet, the records will be sealed to protect yourprivacy (although they will be available to all parties in the case, their attorneys,court personnel and certain state agencies and boards.) See GR 22(C)(2).

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EXHIBIT A


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What happens to mfonnation about Unfounded CPS reports?1 Children's Administration (CA) of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) keeps thiSmtormation In Its computer system State law requires DSHS to destroy records about unfoundedreports of child abuse or neglect after SIX years unless CPS makes a Founded report about you, your

.::"=-1..."':"" ._ chrld 0[.,a Sibling or ha~b!!!!.g of yo~r ~I!;l_ ___""" -= ==2 DSHS cannot provide mformatlon about unfounded reports to anyone outside the department Withoutyour wntten permission3 M Unfounded report cannot be the reason for denYing you a license or for disqualifying you from

employment to care for children or vulnerable adults4 Prior to destruction of your records the information from this investigation can be used In

Future CPS investigations, or Legal actions related to child protection or child custody

What are your rights?1 You have a nght to know the results o f the CPS investigation ThIs letter I S p roV ided for t hiS purpose2 You have the right to send CPS a wntten response about the allegatIon and fIndrng !fyou send awntten response, It will be put In your CPS file Send wntten responses to the address pnnted on top

o f t his letter_ 3 You have-thEnight to~ee yourePSiite. You may~i"Or'accE$"S"tOyboriite1l'! WI1ttngor bl'~IInQ- .J~._.the number listed above

Where can you find more information about CPS findings and your rights?Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Chapter 388-15 covers these Issues You can access It on lineat http /lapps leg wa govIWAC/default aspx?crte=388-15SIncerely,

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IlJ002/0061/1312012 PRI IS' 21 FAX

Mary Bndge ";.Children's Hospital& . Health Cen te r

CHILD ABUSE INTERVENT ION D PPA R TMEN T1112 South 5th StT acom a , W A 9840SPh 253403-1478PHYSICAL ABUSE CONSULTATIONNAME: Braden PowellADDRESS CPS - 1949 So State StT acom a W A 98405DOB. 1 12/2 007AGE.Sx~c~ar~s~oJ~d~ -.MRN#:EXAMD,_-A-TE-:-/l-1-12-0-12----~

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~-~~~~--Ongmal Message --------Subject I have two concernsF r om [confidential email address omitted]Date Wed, December 28,2011 855 pmTo [2 confidential email addresses orrutted]Cc [3 confidential email addresses omitted]To all concerned,Today, Iwas told that my sons "shoved mud rnto all of the electncal outlets" at the Coxhome Iwas told that Chuck Cox asked to have my vrsrtatron cancelled as a result of mysons' "bad behevior n First, Iappreciate everyone's part In ensurmg our VIsitation happenedrn spite of objectionsSecond, at our VISit today, Isat my sons down for a long talk about being good and tellmgthe truth At first, my sons were afraid to tell me the truth about what they had done, butafter a lesson In honesty, they confirmed that they did In fact shove mud Into all of theoutlets I expressed that thrs IS not gOing to be our normal regardless of what otherchildren are dOing because I've raised them to be good boys They promised me they wouldbe good and Irepeatedly remmded them that It shouldn't be too hard to remember to begood for 3-4 days between VISitS That IS my expectation of themIam glad my sons were good most of the week and Mr Bassett has explained thatrmsbehavinq ISnormal from Children in my sons Situation and at their age However, Ihavetwo major concerns1) My Children apparently said Iold them to do this When Iasked Charlie why he saidthat about me, he said the Coxes told him to say It so he said It I rerterated to Charlie theImportance of telling the truth Ihope for my sons' psychological well-being that these areJust childhood fibs [confidential information omitted] Irealize Imay not have all the factsso I Will say nothing further In thrs email about Charlie's comment

Ido not allow my sons to play With electrical outlets or power cords, but they seem to beforgetting my trammg Ionly Wish Icould spend a natural amount of time With my sons to

2) More Importantly, Iam DEEPLYconcerned about my sons being killed by electrical shockwhile no one IS supervlsmg them After a mental calculation, 1 have concluded that It wouldtake several minutes for a child Just to put mud mto a Single outlet Iam not sure how longmy children spent putting mud IOta "all" the outlets, but two children running In and out thedoor WIth mud m tow IS somethmg Iprobably would have noticed as a father Based ontheir reaction today, Imagine they were laughing and making plenty of norse all the timethrs was gOing on I leave It up to you to determine how long my sons spent on thrsbenavior before someone checked In on themFor my VISits, Ialways keep several educational toys In the car Given the Importance afthe electrical safety Issue my sons were exposed to thrs week, we played With our"Electrontc Snap Kits" today Iried to be fatherly 10 ernphasrzmq various safety IssuesInvolved With electncrtv and machines I did not want to scare them Into tears SO I kept Itmild WIth my sons Idon't need to tell any of you that they could be dead from rmxrnqelectncitv and water (mud) Over 4000 people are seriously Injured by electncity leadmg tohundreds of deaths per year In America Over 100 toddlers are killed every year and over400 tramed professionats are killed by electnoty every year


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continually remforce the actual safety Issue this kind of behavior represents whethersupervised or notJeffrey, Iapologize for wntmg this email without consultmg you first, but given the deadlyconsequences of this emergency Ihad to put my sons' safety firstThank you all for the utmost attention to Immediately makmg my sons safeJosh Powell