Oksana No Contact Request
To: Joe Pavelich
Joe@iclawfirm.com
From: Frederick Shaddock
Date: May 20, 2026
Oksana did notarize and sign the AHEAD approval and mail
it on May 15. It was received and processed yesterday, Tuesday May 19.
I paid her
$150 - 4/23
$400 - 4/28
$200 - 5/12
$150 - 5/14
$201 - 5/15 - for her time to go mail it
$12.90 - 5/15 - USPS mailing expense
$113.90 Total
Now she threatens to go back on her word and cause a "scandal".
Oksana has been contacting me i a way that can only be described as crazy.
She is extremely abusive and demands that I give her a free "middle
room" to stay in
while she rents out the DC condo. She texts me so much I don't have time to
read them, while I work to pay the bills.
She is threatening to extort financial support by trying to go back on her
notarized authorization to fix the sewer. She threatens to sabotage the
project to solve the literal crap in the basement. This serves no one,
and is clearly manipulative.
She had the chance for a Separation Agreement whereby I would help with the DC
condo monthly $1200 in return for equal rights, including reactivating my
elevator fob. But she declined, and
paid you to oppose it. I cannot have such a person at the Fairfield Iowa
house where she will scare away any tenants I need to pay the mortgage.
You and Robert Liotta did not advise what is in her best interests - simply
cooperating with her husband. Your "advice" has predictably driven her nuts
and broke.
We had a great City and Town life, but now she will end up with no more DC
home. She could Half Rent the condo - rent out the Bedroom and convert the
Living Room to her a bedroom. She could make $1200 this way, enough to live
for free. I showed her this is possible, for months, by renting
short-term via online services.
She should focus on selling the condo she cannot pay for on her own, with no
job, after 1.4 years of trying. I cannot have such a crazy person in my life
at 70, and want to divorce asap with a stipulation that she stay away from
Fairfield.
From: fred shaddock.net <fred@shaddock.net>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2026 2:45 AM
To: Joseph Pavelich <Joe@iclawfirm.com>
Cc: Oksana Shaddock <oksanashaddock@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Temporary Agreement Proposed changes. Proposed Motion to
prevent dissipation of marital assets
Dear Oksana and Mr. Pavelich,
The Iowa AHEAD grant/loan for replacing the 96-year-old cracked sewer pipes at
our Fairfield home has been approved for $12,000 at zero interest. Drish
Construction has quoted $13,500 total, so my out-of-pocket cost would be only
$1,500.
Oksana does not have to pay a penny for this enormous benefit and gift from
Iowa. The house has already increased in value to cover the $12000 on a
hypothetical future sale of our marital house. AHEAD does not report to
credit reporting agencies. So this will not create any problem for any loan
she might pursue.
Basically it is grant. AHEAD, an Iowa Government agency has an interest in
maintaining houses in good condition. People come and go. But houses last
for centuries. Ours is 96 years old, as are the sewer pipes.
This repair is urgently needed. The basement has a persistent sewage smell and
we continue to incur $350 Roto-Rooter calls every few months. Fixing it will
increase the value of our marital property.
The only thing preventing the work from starting is your notarized signature
on the authorization document.
I respectfully ask that you sign the document before a notary at your earliest
convenience. I can arrange a mobile notary in DC or Iowa, whichever is easier
for you.
This improvement benefits both of us whether we remain married or not. I am
willing to cover the full $1,500 out-of-pocket cost as an incentive for your
cooperation.Please let me know a convenient time to complete the signing.
Thank you.
Frederick J. Shaddock
Fairfield, Iowa / Washington, DC
(202) 365-6100
fred@shaddock.net
Mr. Grok:
Would you like me to also prepare a short Supplemental Motion / Affidavit for
the Iowa divorce case (08511 CDCV402064) that you can file if she continues to
refuse? It would ask the Iowa court to order her to sign or to allow you to
proceed with the repair as a necessary preservation of marital assets.
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY
|
Frederick Shaddock,
Petitioner, pro se
v.
Oksana Shemet Shaddock,
Respondent
|
Case No. CDCV402064
SUPPLEMENTAL AFFIDAVIT
OF FREDERICK J. SHADDOCK
IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR MEDIATION
AND ORDER COMPELLING CO-SIGNATURE
TO AVOID DISSIPATION OF MARITAL ASSETS
|
I, Frederick J. Shaddock, being duly sworn, state as follows:
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I am the Petitioner in the above-captioned matter.
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The parties own a marital home in Fairfield, Iowa, that was built in 1930. The
original ceramic sewer pipes are cracked and failing, creating a persistent
sewage smell in the basement and requiring expensive Roto-Rooter service every
few months at $350 per visit.
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It is a health hazard to the Petitioner, who is 70 years old, and experienced
respiratory problems (persistent coughing) requiring doctor visits (Jefferson
County Health Center) the last time the sewer backed up. He has closed all
doors to the basement.
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I have obtained approval for a $12,000 zero-interest grant/loan from the Iowa
AHEAD program to replace the old pipes with modern PVC piping. Drish
Construction has quoted $13,500 for the work, the best of 4 contractors,
leaving only a $1,500 out-of-pocket cost that I am willing to pay entirely.
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Drish Construction has said the project needs to go forward within a week, or
they will be unavailable for months, due to a big contract they have in
Ottumwa. There is a closing window of opportunity to get the pipes replaced.
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The only requirement preventing the work from starting is Oksana’s notarized
signature on the authorization document. She is refusing to sign, using her
50% ownership interest in the Iowa house as leverage to obtain concessions
regarding the DC condominium 1,000 miles away.
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This refusal harms the marital estate: it allows a known health hazard to
continue, prevents an increase in the value of the Iowa home, and forces
ongoing unnecessary repair costs.
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I have offered to cover the entire $1,500 out-of-pocket cost as an incentive
for her cooperation. I have offered a locked room at the house she can use for
her belongings that will not be occupied by a renter. She still uses this
emergency to demand concessions unrelated to the Iowa house. .
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The house is unrentable, causing loss of rental income to help pay the Chase
Mortgage, which I have paid since buying the house in August 2006.
I respectfully ask the Court to:
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Order the parties to participate in mediation; and
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Enter an order requiring Respondent to sign the necessary authorization for
the Iowa AHEAD sewer repair grant/loan, or alternatively, authorize me to
proceed with the repair as a necessary preservation of marital property.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Iowa that
the foregoing is true and correct.Executed on May 15, 2026./s/ Frederick J.
Shaddock
Frederick J. Shaddock
Fairfield, Iowa
(202) 365-6100
fred@shaddock.net
From: fred shaddock.net <fred@shaddock.net>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2026 1:39 AM
To: Joseph Pavelich <Joe@iclawfirm.com>
Cc: Oksana Shaddock <oksanashaddock@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Temporary Agreement Proposed changes
It should be enough for Oksana to have half ownership in a house that is
increasing in value with brand new state of the art sewer pipes, at no cost to
her, not a penny.
I agree that if we sell it, Oksana gets $!2000 more than she would have. What
a deal!
I just don't like all the talk about me being a trespasser with no rights in
the DC condo when she goes to our Fairfield house and becomes The Boss. She
tells tenants what to do, until they get tired of her and move out. The wants
to be
The "Agreement" does not mention the ongoing harm that her delay is causing
* Health hazard - breathing raw sewage - smells like farts
* Water damage from back-up after anyone flushing toilets
* Basement office is unusable for making money
* Inability to rent rooms to help pay the mortgage
* Grass cannot be mowed due to Alliant Energy flags marking gas lines
* Redoing the flags after 2 week expiration - another $240
* Roto Rooter needed at $350 / cleaning - but could be unnecessary with new
pipe construction
* Decrease in Fairfield House property value with 1930 sewer pipes
This is extortive - to use this sewage emergency to cause me physical health
suffering in return for insistence that I accept being a non-owner of marital
property, when I properly share 50% ownership with Oksana.
The proposal is a one-sided, selfish, hurtful deal - to both of us.
From: Joseph Pavelich <Joe@iclawfirm.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2026 5:12 PM
To: fred shaddock.net <fred@shaddock.net>
Subject: Temporary Agreement
Mr. Shaddock,
I am sending with this letter a proposed temporary stipulation which is intended
to settle some of the short-term issues of your and Oksana’s pending dissolution
of marriage action. Oksana has reviewed this document already and approves its
terms, though she has not signed it.
If you agree to this proposal without any changes, please sign on page 6. After
you have signed, please return it to me so that Oksana and I can also both sign
this agreement. If you approve it without changes, it is my intention to submit
this Stipulation to the clerk of court and ask that it be adopted by the court
without the need for any additional hearing.
Therefore, I am also including a proposed order for your review. This order
will be submitted to the court along with the signed Stipulation and the judge
will affix his or her signature to the end of the order. If you approve of the
order without any further changes, please sign on page 4 where your signature is
indicated.
You are not required to sign either of these documents. If you require the
advice of an attorney, I encourage you to contact the lawyer of your choice and
to present these documents to him or her. As Oksana’s lawyer, I cannot
professionally or ethically provide you with legal advice of any kind. If you
require any changes to the Stipulation or order, please provide me with your
suggestions in writing so that I can share them with Oksana.
Joe.
Joseph C. Pavelich
Fitzgerald,
Klesner, & Pavelich
373 Scott Court,
Ste. B
Iowa City, IA
52245
Phone:
319-354-1712
Divorce 2026
