Judge orders children jailed: U.S. custody case mixed with Israeli politics?

[emilynghiem]

I read that this Judge was censured but not suspended for extreme orders to have children jailed in juvenile detention for refusing to visit with their father:

Michigan high court rejects suspension on judge who jailed kids in custody fight

Then I researched and read further this case not only involves complaints of abuse by the mother and father against each other, but also some Israeli politics about moving the family overseas:

Jailed Michigan kids are victims of Israeli-American divorce nightmare

Whatever's going on here, I'd say the family and children deserve to resolve it by counseling and not by political manipulation through courts and legal authority. If there is abusive behavior, neither parent nor any lawyers or judges should get away with that. Not at the expense of the children's health and welfare. What toll is this taking on those poor kids???

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Israeli-American Divorce Nightmare
The three Tsimhoni children sit in juvenile detention for refusing to meet their father and being berated by family court judge.

Allison Kaplan Sommer Jul 10, 2015 2:57 PM
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A couple uses a hammer to smash their wedding ring at a 'divorce ceremony.' Reuters
Divorce is never easy, especially when there are children involved - and things can get even more messy when children are not just torn between two parents, but between two countries.
Among the community of Israeli-Americans who shuttle back and forth between the two countries, there is no shortage of painful custody sagas of fractured families.
After a highly questionable decision of a judge to throw three Israeli-American children into prison for their parents’ inability to resolve their issues - the story of Omer Tsimhoni and Maya Eibschitz-Tsimhoni is no longer merely local news in the Detroit suburb where they live. The saga has become front-page news in the United States and has gone viral internationally, appearing everywhere from Buzzfeed to the Washington Post.
The judge sent the divorced couple’s kids - ages 14, 10 and 9 - to juvenile detention in a place with a name out of a Dickens novel - Children’s Village - after a stormy court June 24 hearing in which the children refused to go to the cafeteria and have lunch with their father, because, the eldest son charged, he is violent and they have seen him hit their mother. The story of children being incarcerated because of their parent’s bad blood has become a cause celebre - child welfare organizations have protested, rallies have been held calling for their freedom, petitions and social media campaigns launched on their behalf.
The parents fit a common profile of Israeli upper middle-class professionals who make their way to America to further already-successful careers with plans to go back to their homeland eventually. And as happens in many cases, the marriage fell apart when only one of them wanted to return from Michigan to Israel, and an agonizing tug-of-war ensued.
Omer Tsimhoni is an internationally prominent traffic safety researcher and General Motors engineer reports the Detroit Free Press, and his ex-wife is a pediatric eye doctor and glaucoma researcher.

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[Book of Jeremiah]

That Judge should be thrown off the bench! You do not punish children and sentence them to Juvenile Detention because their parents are divorcing! This story is horrendous! Those children need to be released to their parents immediately!

 

[Disir]

He wasn't sent to "detention". He is in shelter care. It's called Mandy's Place.
Although a child's stay at Mandy's Place may be short, our goal is to make a difference in each of their lives. The short term programming provided at Mandy's Place is designed to have a long-term positive impact in children's lives!

Mandy's Place is an emergency shelter program that provides short-term placement and support to young males and females, age birth – 17, who are the victims of abuse and/or neglect. Many of the residents referred to Mandy's Place have experienced at least one failed placement, while others have been removed from their homes by the police or the Department of Health and Human Services. Regardless of their specific circumstance, Mandy's Place provides a therapeutic, homelike intervention for all residents in our care.

While in care children receive 24 hour supervision from trained Youth Specialists, as well as clinical services from a licensed clinician. In addition, a Case Coordinator assists with court representation as well as collaboration between Mandy's Place, The Department of Health and Human Services, Juvenile Court, and other coordinating agencies. Mandy's Place believes this team approach allows us to effectively meet the needs of our clients.
Oakland County, Michigan

Tsimhoni court hearing transcript REDACTED | Contempt Of Court | Judge

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

Children who have suffered abuse or neglect. This is a custody dispute case. Why are the children being punished by being separated from their parents? The judge should be thrown off the bench.

 

[Disir]

Because the parents can't get their crap together. It's a five year custody case. If you read the link, the judge wanted to send the kid awhile back and the dad begged him not too. Momma recently, as in the day of court, decided not to trash dad and told him to talk to his dad. It wasn't up until the day of court (or shortly before), she finally had a change of heart.

You know Jeremiah, people claim to be adult enough to lay down with each other but the never ending you-done-me-wrong when it is over tells another story. It is destructive to kids. It creates a plethora of issues.