Oakland County Circuit Court
Judge Lisa Gorcyca put a gag order in place in the child custody battle that made her a national name.
She also sealed the response from Maya Tsimhoni to a motion by
Omer Tsimhoni to gain sole custody of their three children- ages 14, 10 and 9.
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Mr. Tsimhoni's attorney Keri Middleditch was very direct in her assertion that the children would be better off in the custody of their father, but with their mother still allowed visitation. She accused Ms. Tsimhoni of taking to social media in an effort possibly to sabotage the children's stay at the camp and send them home with her.
"She has taken this case to social media to the detriment of her children," said Middleditch. "I think this was something done to get the kids kicked out of camp or have everybody say 'uncle, I'm done.'"
Gorcyca said that sealing the response and implementing the gag order were in the best interest of the children due to the fact that "their privacy was being trampled."
Middleditch also implied that if Mr. Tsimhoni saw fit, he could move forward with citing his ex-wife with violating multiple orders from Judge Gorcyca and ask that she be put in jail.
"My client doesn't want her locked up; he doesn't want them away from the children," she told Gorcyca. "She has thumbed her nose at every court order you have signed."
The judge later told Ms. Tsimhoni what would happen if it was proven that she violated any of Gorcyca's orders in the past.
"If there is a violation, it is 20 days (in jail) mom, you agreed to that," she told her. "Maybe you'd like them (the children) to go back to Mandy's Place when you are in OCJ (Oakland County Jail) for 20 days."
The guardian ad litem in the case, the lawyer appointed by Gorcyca to represent the children, William Lansat, told the judge that he recommended the children remain at the camp until the end of their current session, which will last until Aug. 13.
He said the case has generated threats and intimidations, and Gorcyca said there have been "massive attacks on social media" about the camp as well.
Gorcyca also attempted to clear up a significant misconception going around on via social media.
She stated that Mr. Tsimhoni has in no way physically harmed or abused his children. The judge said that a hearing in March cleared up that matter. Ms. Tsimhoni filed for an emergency change of custody and did not bring the children to their next visitation session with their father claiming that her ex-husband had abused their youngest son.
"There was no abuse that day," she told the packed courtroom. "He (the supervisor) said there was no abuse by dad and there has never been physical abuse by dad in the two years he has been in this case."
The gag order put in place by Gorcyca is on an interim basis and can be narrowed in its scope if the two sides can agree to the parameters. Evidentiary hearing dates were set for October in the claim for full custody.