To Grandmother's House We Go

The telephone restrictions also remain intact. In fact, Stewart ordered that Letty's number be changed and unlisted because of "unsolicited and troubling phone calls from strangers during the past few weeks." John says those were calls of support from friends and church groups.

In much of her eight-page order, Stewart appeared to be defending herself while rebuking Campbell, Petrie and Horen. She contended that Horen resigned in February 1997 "with the court's permission." As for Campbell's and Petrie's attempts to enter the case, Stewart said that Letty was entitled to counsel only if she "voluntarily requests" it. "The Court is aware of no such request by Mrs. Milstein...but is aware that Mrs. Milstein is susceptible to manipulation, confusion, and suggestion by others...

"The Court purposely met with Mrs. Milstein without advance knowledge to, or in the presence of either of her children, because it was the Court's intention and desire to know what Mrs. Milstein wanted personally, not what her two children wanted her to want."

Or, presumably, what a judge wanted.

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