She is one of those people with a small amount of power who can’t handle the ego assault of being disobeyed.

Well then the kids should be locked up in a public juvenile detention facility! /s

I’m sure the judge is hoping the media spotlight goes away and she can do as she pleases at that point.

Here’s hoping it’s court ordered therapy...intense therapy for ALL parties in this case.

That’s the thing too.

My ex kept involving the court early on in our divorce. And the judge in the first case he brought forward went so far above what my ex was even asking for that I was in essence to be forced to quit my job as a writer because the judge tacked on an excessive punishment for my “crime”. (I was…

Seriously what the hell are you talking about?

THat’s what I can’t figure out and would love to hear from the father and the kids and the mother about. Have they gone to family therapy? Have there been reunification attempts beyond a yearly visitation schedule (when the father returns to the country to see them).

It’s still public institutional care and that can be very traumatic.

I was sent to a very nice private mental hospital in 10th grade and though it was necessary and not a punishment it certainly felt terrifying and like punishment.

It seems to me, based on your reading of the long and awful court proceedings and questionable behavior of the mother, that in order to deal with the situation it might be time for the judge to begin proceedings to have the children removed from their parent’s custody entirely? No?

This judge is a disgrace to her…

The children STILL should never be punished for the actions of adults.

But that’s not even close to what the judge said in open court.

She said she was sending them to detention because they would not cooperate with the judge’s orders.

That is FAR different than taking custody away from both parents to protect the children from harm.

In patient psychological counseling? So many other options particularly because this is a well-to-do family.

Of course that therapy would involve the (loving) father who is in Israel.

I read the transcripts and the GLA’s recommendations.

The judge’s actions are reprehensible.

They are married.

Even better! This judge’s HUSBAND prosecuted a 13 year old as an adult.

That article cracked me up. The judges and lawyers just tip toeing around this judge because guess what? If they get on her bad side and they end up with a client in front of her? Guess who’s next on her tirade?

I don’t know but I would be *shocked* if these kids weren’t already regular visitors of this particular camp. All the Jewish kids I know in this area (Bloomfield Hills/Birmingham) go to this camp.

So it’s possible he suggested (4 weeks in and a media backlash later) that the kids go there but it doesn’t give me any…

The kids have likely been to this camp most summers so that’s also really good (I hope they’re at least having some fun).

Whoa.

She did order them to do something and they refused.

However, I think the issue is she did not have legal authority to order the children to “have a healthy relationship” with their father.

Therefore contempt would not be legally appropriate.

No it’s a Jewish camp and I’m pretty sure it’s with a lot of their peers if it’s the most popular one among the Bloomfield Hills set (Camp Tamarak)