After receiving a mountain of information from the father, FOC never bothered to contact a single person, doctor or investigate a single allegation. Instead their recommendation was to give primary custody of our 5 yr old grandson to the mother without a single allegation of negativity towards the father.
Among documentation given to FOC were:
Documented mental disorders of the mother beginning at childhood with continuous counseling her entire life.
Documented involuntary admission to a mental hospital for suicide watch.
Long standing history of CPS referrals against the mother going back 15 yrs for child neglect of children from a previous marriage. A recent referral to CPS of substantiated child neglect by way of providing filthy living condition, complete with the stink of cat urine and feces. A doctor also filed a complaint against the mother for the same conditions after examine the child.
Contact information for a recent landlord (separate apartment from where CPS found neglect) who subsequently testified at the trial of eviction notices to the mother for the creating the same conditions of squalor.
Documented (public records) of the mother's diagnosis of Munchausen’s by Mich State Univ.
Allegations that the mother fabricated rare medical conditions to the child who is the object of the custody battle.
Contact name and information of people and counselors who have known the mother for 20 yrs and know of her past behavior, including history of "cutting"
Despite all of this, FOC never lifted a finger to so much as contact a single person listed nor made any investigation into public records.
Instead based on a 1/2 psychologist’s interview with each parent, they found the mother to be more "nurturing" The recommendation of nurturing cited the mother's knowledge and care of the child's rare condition. This was the fabricated diagnosis proved to be false, yet never investigated by FOC, with no basis other than the mother's false input to the child's history. Incredibly, FOCs recommendation found fault with the father for suggesting the mother's fabrication of medical symptoms.
From FOCs recommendation ensued three lengthy trial continuations which included testimony from all the parties offered to FOC as having knowledge. Despite testimony from doctors, counselors, CPS and landlord, the judge still found in favor of the mother, even in light of glaring inconsistencies in her own testimony.
The judge's only negative against the father was based on his work schedule as opposed by the non-working mother's full time availability. The judge also discounted the likelihood that the mother suffered from Obsessive Compulsive hoarding as evidenced by the squalor like environment she provided for the child. Instead, he agreed with FOCs opinion that she was a "bad housekeeper"
We are now awaiting final judgment which will significantly reduce the father's contact with his child while there is mounting evidence the mother continues to seek unneeded mental and physical treatment for the child by citing fabricated symptoms.
As grand parents, we are saddened that the mother will continue to harm the child emotionally and possibly physically for her own emotional needs.
Our only hope is the one real medical symptom suffered by the mother (diabetes) will cause her early demise and correct the problem by divine intervention.
