ACTIVITIES OF MATTHEW J. PETROVICH, GUARDIAN AD LITEM, 9TH
MINNESOTA JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Matthew J. Petrovich, guardian ad litem, 9th Minnesota Judicial District, is assigned to
Case Number 60-FA-13-468 (HOLMSETH VS CALLAHAN).
Petrovich’s statements, expressed interests, actions, and activities upon entering the case
indicate he possessed considerable knowledge regarding my work as a journalist and
author as it relates to the missing child HaLeigh Cummings.
During Petrovich’s first interview with me in my home, he already possessed detailed
knowledge about the activities of individuals that were actively cyber-stalking me,
harassing me by telephone, and involving themselves in matters regarding my children.
Petrovich knew the names of specific individuals that had telephoned me and threatened
me regarding my children. He used the names of specific individuals that all claimed to
be in contact with my son’s mother, Rhonda Callahan, Manvel, North Dakota.
Petrovich proactively addressed the issue of the online harassment and phone calls, and
immediately told me, “I don’t care”. He stated that the issues related to harassment
against me, stemming from my work on the HaLeigh Cummings case as a journalist,
were not relevant to his job or immediate goals regarding parenting-time and coparenting.
Petrovich stated his only focus was to find a way for my son’s mother and me to coparent our son in a way that was sustainable.
Petrovich’s subsequent actions and activities, however, completely conflicted with his
professed indifference to matters regarding the HaLeigh Cummings case. His actions and
interests, actually, strongly suggested that he was very interested, if not very preoccupied, with my profession as a journalist, author, and publisher.
Petrovich actively monitors my website and emails me comments after doing so. Each
time he contacts me about the content he makes ominous commentary about me as a
parent, and suggests I am not going to look good in his recommendations to the Court
regarding child custody issues.
Petrovich’s activities can easily be recognized as being ‘Timothy Holmseth-focused’ as
opposed to ‘child-focused’. While Petrovich presents himself as being concerned for the
minor child, his actions seldom benefit the minor child in any way. Rather, Petrovich’s
actions invariably create questions about the parental competence or mental health of
“Timothy Holmseth”.
Petrovich’s negative opinion of me has received no support from an entire community of
medical providers, psychologist, psychiatrist, play therapist, nutritionist, social workers,
teachers, and any other mandated reporters.
Petrovich’s actions and activities streamline perfectly, and seem to provide support to the
well-documented barrage of telephonic and online threats made by out-of-state
individuals that claimed to have the ability to revoke, change, or alter my parental rights
through the State of Minnesota.
The activities of Petrovich, collectively assessed, strongly indicate he entered the case
with plans to conduct an un-authorized and/or un-official investigation of Timothy
Holmseth, designed to manufacture a bogus child-abuse finding.
The following actions of Matthew J. Petrovich, guardian ad litem, 9th Minnesota Judicial
District, should be closely examined by state and/or federal investigators:
1. Matthew Petrovich refused to arrange for supervised visits for me, to re-establish
parental contact between my son and me, while an investigation of Respondent’s
(false) child-abuse allegations were investigated. Petrovich’s refusal to arrange
the supervised visits was in direct violation of a Court Order by Judge Donna K.
Dixon, instructing him to do it.
 This arrogant action by Petrovich immediately upon entering the case in
November of 2012 is the first sign he had an (un-official/improper) agenda
adversarial to, specifically, me.
2. Petrovich recommended to the Court in his first Guardian Report that I be ordered
to submit to a psychological evaluation, but did not make the same
recommendation for the other Party, Rhonda Callahan.
 This action by Petrovich is the second indication he had an (unofficial/improper) agenda adversarial to, specifically, me.
3. Petrovich advised me that just because the CPS investigation found no child abuse
doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. The findings by Grand Forks County CPS were so
completely against the notion that abuse had occurred, that the entire 9-person
team of esteemed professionals signed off on the Affidavit “No Services Required
Or Recommended – No Risk Factors For Abuse” – not one checkbox in the
‘concern’ column had been marked.
 Petrovich continued to obnoxiously entertain Rhonda Callahan’s false
child-abuse claims, long after CPS cleared the case, while blatantly
ignoring the audio recordings of out-of-state individuals, that claimed to
communicate with Rhonda Callahan, and predicted child-abuse claims
would be brought, in advance, as well as made threats to have my children
taken away by “CPS” and “State’s Attorneys”.
4. Petrovich repeatedly suggested/hinted I should respond to text messages from
Rhonda Callahan (if the text messages were about REDACTED) despite an NCO
(this would be a violation of Minnesota law on my part).
 When I refused to violate the NCO, Petrovich reported to the Court in his
official report that I was making communication with my son’s mother
nearly “impossible”. Through this malicious act, I was actually chastised
by Petrovich for obeying the law. Such a statement by a GAL to the Court
is diabolical and insidious.
5. Petrovich insisted REDACTED (6 years-old at the time) have a cell phone at all
times to call him (Matt Petrovich) – thus creating the outward appearance of
safety issues (that did not even exist) and causing the child to believe he was not
safe with his father.
 This extremely improper action by Petrovich is the third strong sign he
had an (un-official/improper) agenda that targeted, specifically, me.
6. Petrovich neglected to report to the Court in his Guardian’s Report, concerns that
were conveyed to him by REDACTED’s play therapist, Kathy Colley, about
parental alienation – “This child is not in a safe environment to develop a healthy
relationship with his father” – Kathy Colley MSW, LICSW
 This action to deliberately withhold such valuable child-focused
information from the Court establishes a pattern by Petrovich that cannot
be explained away.
7. Petrovich made a report to Polk County Social Services (PCSS) that REDACTED
made suicidal statement while with me – PCSS would not even act upon the
ridiculous report – it was nothing short of a ridiculous lie.
8. Petrovich stated he had no concerns about Respondent lying in her Parental
Capacity Evaluation, saying that if she did lie, she lied about things that occurred
a very long time ago so it wasn’t relevant.
9. Petrovich misrepresented his actual authority and tried to suspend my parentingtime without a court order.
 In this instance, my son came to school, after sleeping at his mother’s
house, and the school principal found a bed-bug on his sock. Based upon
this, Petrovich sought to suspend my parenting-time. Petrovich’s action
against me, of course, is malicious and obviously illogical and backwards.
10. Petrovich misrepresented his actual authority and tried to make me accept a
downward modification of parenting-time in the summer of 2013.
 This action by Petrovich and Rhonda Callahan was to create time for
Michael Callahan to be with REDACTED. Callahan is a non-Party, nonparent, ex-husband of Rhonda Callahan with no legal standing regarding
the child. Callahan later came to my residence, threatened to kill me, and
warned me I’d be found dead if I filed this Motion.
Other Concerns:
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Play Therapist Kathy Colley MSW, LICSW advised Play Therapist Kristy Cavalli
MSW, LICSW during a documented meeting, that in her entire career, she had
never seen a case where the guardian ad litem was so deeply active and involved
with a family, when the child was safe in both homes.
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Matt Petrovich ‘volunteered’ his coordination services to Court when the need for
a go-between was created by a (very questionable) NCO filed by Rhonda
Callahan. He seems almost eager to be involved.
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Rhonda Callahan has filed several motions and requests to the Court to have Matt
Petrovich’s authority expanded. She told the Court she wanted Petrovich to be
able to revoke my parenting-time without a hearing (something he has tried to do
repeatedly).
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Petrovich monitors my businesses website and comments on it to me in emails.