My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Michigan
Prior to NCP being sentenced to 90 days in jail for felony non-support, he had supervised parenting time for one hour every Saturday. These supervised visits were basically the children sitting there watching movies or playing a game while he sat there and talked with the person who was doing the supervision. Documentation from the agency providing the supervised parenting time shows that there is no interaction between father and children.
After being released from jail, he was not allowed just to have his supervised parenting time back. He was told that he would have to ask the Judge for his parenting time. Since being released he hasn't even made his felony support obligation nor his regular child support payments. He has not contacted the court regarding his wanting to have supervised parenting time.
The State Of Michigan has ordered a Show Cause hearing soon for his failure to make the support payments. During this time is when he will bring up the fact that he is not getting his supervised parenting time. Yes, I know that child support and parenting time are two seperate issues but it seems that when is addressed so is the other.
It will be 70 days since his release from jail that he has not bothered to contact the court for the parenting time back. He will take the opportunity to do so on the court date because he is ordered to appear. Can the Judge rule that he is not to have parenting time? I know that Michigan is big on Father's Right - but this is a man who only pays support if it benefits keeping him out of trouble and then and only then does he want any involvment with seeing the children.
Thanks in advance

