Sandra "Sam" Grazzini-Rucki Erased In Every Way Except Child Support

Even as David Rucki is chasing after his ex-wife for child support, he is also trying to collect on a trust her father set up for his grandchildren.

On March 14, 2019, David Rucki petitioned for a hearing in the Trust Created by First Amended and Restated Albert J. Grazzini Revocable Trust dated November 2, 1999.

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Albert Grazzini is the late father of Sandra “Sam” Grazzini-Rucki.

According to an affidavit, the hearing is to withdraw approximately $10,000 to reimburse expenses for his children which he paid out of TL Rucki Trucking, a company he claims he does not own.

“Petitions the court for an order to disburse funds in the amount of $10,243.68 to Samantha Rucki from her interest bearing account deposited with the District Court Administrator for reimbursement of college tuition and costs.” According to the affidavit.

Rucki also lists four checks written from the account of TL Rucki trucking for which he wants reimbursement and presumably this is the reason for the hearing.

As I have been describing, even as he raids the trust of his dead former father-in-law, David Rucki is chasing after his ex-wife, now homeless and jobless, for $215 per month in child support. 

Most recently, retired judge, Kathleen Gearin, denied Grazzini-Rucki’s stay to halt child support while the appeals court looks at the case.

“Petitioner’s Motion for a Stay of Proceedings is denied.” Gearin said in her March 4 order.

Even as that is occurring, David Rucki, who received a multi-million dollar business, four homes, and nine classic cars in his divorce, somehow qualifies for Minnesota Cares, which is “a health care program for Minnesotans with low incomes.”

In an August 2018 ruling, Magistrate Judge Jan Davidson estimated that David Rucki makes $10,000 per month; she estimated this because she did not require him to produce any income documents.

So, he has access to a trust from a multi-millionaire, a multi-million dollar business, and receives state aid, but, according to judges in Minnesota, he should also receive child support from his homeless ex-wife, left homeless by the terms of the divorce they set out.

That is not the most shocking part. It appears that Sandra “Sam” Grazzini-Rucki is only a mother to her five children for the purposes of child support; according to a posting her daughter, Gianna, lists no one as her mother.

(As you can see, no mother listed, but simply daughter of David Rucki)

This should come as a shock to the folks at 20/20 since David Rucki claimed he wanted his children's mother in their lives. Instead, he has erased her in every way including from official records. 

I reached out to all the usual suspects. The four Minnesota Judicial public affairs officers- Lissa Finne, Kyle Christopherson, Allysa Siems-Roberson, and Beau Berentson- but none of them responded. 

Jeff Shorba is the Minnesota Court Adminstrator and he did not respond. 

Sean Dooley and Beth Mullen were the two producers on the 20/20 episode about this case and they also did not respond. 

David Rucki's list Rucki of violent acts includes  a bar fight, a road rage incident, incidents of stalking, once stuck a gun to his son Nico’s head, and chased after his daughter Samantha on her thirteenth birthday

Paul Reitman "diagnosed", by having a twenty minute meeting, Grazzini-Rucki with parental alienation. He also did not respond. 

Laura Thomas is a professor at the University of Minnesota who was interviewed for a local story on this case in 2013; she claimed that, "Mom presents the child with a toy right before the father is schedule to come (for parenting time)” as an example of parental alienation.

Jim Gilbertson took over the case in September 2012. He was accused of getting off by then teenager Samantha Rucki. 

None of them responded either. 

Listen to Samantha's recording below. 

The news feature on the Rucki case in which Thomas makes that stunning assessment is also below.