Category: Child Custody
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Macomb County Dad Acquitted of Threatening Judge on Facebook!
If you follow our blog, then you know we spent some time last week discussing a case that’s happening right now in Macomb County, Michigan, where a dad was accused of harassing the Judge who oversaw his custody case. Jonathan Vanderhagen blames Macomb County Court Judge Rachel Rancilio for the death of his one-year-old son.…
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Macomb County Dad Jailed For Trash-Talking Judge on Facebook! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about the fact that there are ways to handle conflict in a custody battle and ways you shouldn’t go about it. Case in point, the Macomb County dad who was arrested, not once but twice, over the way he chose to handle what he saw…
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Macomb County Dad Jailed For Trash-Talking Judge on Facebook! (Pt 1)
We’ve all encountered people who’s work, ethics or opinions we didn’t agree with. And when it’s your car mechanic, your doctor, or your child’s teacher, you tend to have more options (like go and get a different one, no harm, no foul.) But when it’s your CPS caseworker, your family court mediator or the Judge…
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What Happens When Your ex Won’t Follow The Court-Ordered Visitation Schedule? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been looking at what it means to be in contempt of court, and what your options are when your ex doesn’t honor a court-ordered visitation schedule. In the previous article, we looked at why it’s so important to follow court orders to the letter, and what your…
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What Happens When Your ex Won’t Follow The Court-Ordered Visitation Schedule? (Pt 1)
As if navigating a contentious divorce when you have kids isn’t hard enough already, now your ex is making the whole thing even harder by refusing to follow the visitation schedule ordered by the court. They show up late for pick-ups or drop the kids off-hours past the agreed on time. Or worse, they simply…
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I’m Afraid my ex is Going to Kidnap Our Child! What Can I do? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We know this is a hard topic to read about, and for parents who are concerned about an unstable ex, it can be a terrifying subject to discuss. But if this sounds like your situation – where you’re concerned about your child’s safety and you’re unsure about your…
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I’m Afraid my ex is Going to Kidnap Our Child! What Can I do? (Pt 1)
When you hear the term “kidnapping”, most parents tend to think about traffickers who snatch kids from playgrounds, or the people in certain South American countries who steal children from wealthy families and then ransom them back for millions of dollars. It sounds terrible, but like something that happens to other families – families who…
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Sometimes The System Fails Parents – And The Price Kids Pay is Very High! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. As we mentioned in the previous article, the judicial system is not perfect. Judges are human beings with biases and life experiences that affect their perspectives, which in turn impacts the decisions they make in court. Since most judges today grew up in an era when moms…
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Sometimes The System Fails Parents – And The Price Kids Pay is Very High! (Pt 1)
The last 100 years have seen huge social changes when it comes to human rights. Women, children, people of color, the LGBTQ community – there is no end to the positive changes that have occurred in recent decades when it comes to awareness of people’s rights, and knowing how they should be treated. But it’s…
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Separating Kids From Their Parents Causes Trauma! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this discussion about how separation from their parents causes severe trauma for children. As we mentioned in the previous article, Harvard researchers have proven through numerous studies that toxic stress has detrimental effects on children’s mental and physical wellbeing. But that’s not all. They’ve also proved that…