Legal Question in Family Law in Michigan

is it child abuse to with hold phone contact between biological mother and daughter for 25 days


Asked on 6/21/11, 6:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

William Stern William Stern, P.C.

Without a court order allowing a parent to withhold contact with the other parent, it may not qualify as "abuse" but withholding phone contact with the other parent for 25 days could be highly frowned upon by a judge. The judge may impose sanctions against the parent withholding the phone contact. It indicates parents using the child as a weapon against the other parent.

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Answered on 6/21/11, 7:11 am


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