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Three Bloomfield Hills kids who refused an order by a judge to go to lunch with their father have been ordered to a juvenile detention facility.
"I felt like I was watching them be executed," said Maya Tsimhoni.
The Tsimhoni family was in Oakland County's family court for a hearing on supervised parenting time when Judge Lisa Gorcyca took matters into her own hands.
June 24 court transcripts showed how upset the judge was. She ordered the Tsimhoni kids ages 14,10 and 9 to have a "healthy relationship" with their father.
She criticized them for avoiding him and even compared them to Charles Manson and his cult. Gorcyca then ordered the children to apologize and have a nice lunch with their dad.
When they refused, Gorcyca held them in contempt and had each child hauled off to Children's Village's juvenile hall - until they are 18 years old.
"No matter how bad the divorce gets, I think the court should not punish the kids for that," Tsimhoni said.
Tsimhoni admits the last five years have not been easy in and out of court through a messy divorce and allegations of parental kidnapping and alienation.
Her son at one point even tried to explain to the judge why he didn't want to spend time with his dad.
"Because he is violent and I saw him hit my mom," he said in court documents.
But Judge Gorcyca claimed he had been brainwashed.
"Since that day I cannot eat, I cannot sleep," Tsimhoni said. "I cannot understand something like that can even happen in this country."
Lisa Stern is now representing Maya, fighting to get her kids back and out of Children's Village where they have been for over two weeks.
"I have been doing family law for 20 years and I must say this shocks the conscience," Stern said. "I think we have a court with the best interest of children in mind. I think the judge was very concerned about reunification of this family, but went about it the wrong way.
"I know laws were violated and I know that the children were punished for crimes they did not commit."
The Tsimhoni kids are separated from both parents and now each other. Their mother isn't even allowed to visit.
Instead they are forced to live with troubled or neglected children and some who have committed crimes. But ironically, the Tsimhoni children did not.
FOX 2: "Even if the judge felt (their mother) was endangering these children, would this be the proper place to put these kids?"
"No," Stern said. "There are so many steps you can take before you can ... they would never get to a Children's Village."
"I want them back home," Tsimhoni said. "Help them heal, give them the love they need and deserve."
FOX 2 called Judge Gorcyca who did not respond, although judges can't comment on pending cases.
According to documents, they do plan to be in court again to review this case in September. She wants the kids to change but many feel this isn't the way.
FOX 2 called the father's attorney Kerri Middleditch and is waiting to hear back.
The father is the only one that has the power to change it. If he feels the kids learned their lesson, he could have them released. But the day after the hearing, he left for Israel for work and is not expected back for two weeks.
Their mother appealed for an emergency hearing to the same judge, who has denied it.
Stern says she is asking the chief judge in Oakland County Family Court to review the case Tuesday.
Updates
July 9, 2015
Judge Gorcyca is locking children in a cage for refusing to have lunch with their father and we will not let her get away with this cruelty. I am fighting tooth and nail behind the scenes to expose the absolute corruption in this courtroom. These kids are not criminals and they deserve to be home with their mother.
July 9, 2015
The massive surge of outrage proves that people are finally waking up to the cruelty of Judge Gorcyca locking these innocent kids in a cage. This momentum shows that the public absolutely refuses to let these children be treated like prisoners for wanting to be safe.
Reached 100 supporters
July 9, 2015
92 Comments
Why is there no child mediator involved or counseling to get to the root of the problem and find out if there has been violent behavior. The counselor could find this out. You can't tell a kid that his dad is a great man when he sees that man strike his mother.
The family dynamics here are not the point. This judge clearly has overstepped any appropriate boundaries in deciding matters of custody or appropriate care of these children. Her decision is an outrage regardless of any other facts in the case.
For these children to be held in contempt of court is illegal. They are not parties to the divorce and they were under no court order! How could they possibly be in contempt? Ridiculous.
We're punishing children for their parents' messy divorces now? With jail time? They need to be released immediately, and the state owes them any and all costs incurred for the years of counseling it will require for them to process and heal from this trauma.
This action by Judge Gorcyca will cause irreparable damge to these children. Juvenile dtention is a horrible place for children and should be used as a last resort only when serious crimess are committed .
I wish you and your children the best.
A dom in BDSM has more respect for his sub's limits and fears, than this father and judge for 3 scared and uncomfortable children. Now those childrens' youth is ruined in juvie because they don't want to suffer a bad parent?
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Three Bloomfield Hills kids who refused an order by a judge to go to lunch with their father have been ordered to a juvenile detention facility.
"I felt like I was watching them be executed," said Maya Tsimhoni.
The Tsimhoni family was in Oakland County's family court for a hearing on supervised parenting time when Judge Lisa Gorcyca took matters into her own hands.
June 24 court transcripts showed how upset the judge was. She ordered the Tsimhoni kids ages 14,10 and 9 to have a "healthy relationship" with their father.
She criticized them for avoiding him and even compared them to Charles Manson and his cult. Gorcyca then ordered the children to apologize and have a nice lunch with their dad.
When they refused, Gorcyca held them in contempt and had each child hauled off to Children's Village's juvenile hall - until they are 18 years old.
"No matter how bad the divorce gets, I think the court should not punish the kids for that," Tsimhoni said.
Tsimhoni admits the last five years have not been easy in and out of court through a messy divorce and allegations of parental kidnapping and alienation.
Her son at one point even tried to explain to the judge why he didn't want to spend time with his dad.
"Because he is violent and I saw him hit my mom," he said in court documents.
But Judge Gorcyca claimed he had been brainwashed.
"Since that day I cannot eat, I cannot sleep," Tsimhoni said. "I cannot understand something like that can even happen in this country."
Lisa Stern is now representing Maya, fighting to get her kids back and out of Children's Village where they have been for over two weeks.
"I have been doing family law for 20 years and I must say this shocks the conscience," Stern said. "I think we have a court with the best interest of children in mind. I think the judge was very concerned about reunification of this family, but went about it the wrong way.
"I know laws were violated and I know that the children were punished for crimes they did not commit."
The Tsimhoni kids are separated from both parents and now each other. Their mother isn't even allowed to visit.
Instead they are forced to live with troubled or neglected children and some who have committed crimes. But ironically, the Tsimhoni children did not.
FOX 2: "Even if the judge felt (their mother) was endangering these children, would this be the proper place to put these kids?"
"No," Stern said. "There are so many steps you can take before you can ... they would never get to a Children's Village."
"I want them back home," Tsimhoni said. "Help them heal, give them the love they need and deserve."
FOX 2 called Judge Gorcyca who did not respond, although judges can't comment on pending cases.
According to documents, they do plan to be in court again to review this case in September. She wants the kids to change but many feel this isn't the way.
FOX 2 called the father's attorney Kerri Middleditch and is waiting to hear back.
The father is the only one that has the power to change it. If he feels the kids learned their lesson, he could have them released. But the day after the hearing, he left for Israel for work and is not expected back for two weeks.
Their mother appealed for an emergency hearing to the same judge, who has denied it.
Stern says she is asking the chief judge in Oakland County Family Court to review the case Tuesday.
Updates
July 9, 2015
Judge Gorcyca is locking children in a cage for refusing to have lunch with their father and we will not let her get away with this cruelty. I am fighting tooth and nail behind the scenes to expose the absolute corruption in this courtroom. These kids are not criminals and they deserve to be home with their mother.
July 9, 2015
The massive surge of outrage proves that people are finally waking up to the cruelty of Judge Gorcyca locking these innocent kids in a cage. This momentum shows that the public absolutely refuses to let these children be treated like prisoners for wanting to be safe.
Reached 100 supporters
July 9, 2015
92 Comments
Kids are smart and know what they see and hear in their own families. If you think a kid is being "brainwashed" then the first thing you do is inspect the PARENT. My 10-year-old son hates his abusive father and doesn't want to subject himself to that situation. Is that a reason to throw HIM into detention?
Why is there no child mediator involved or counseling to get to the root of the problem and find out if there has been violent behavior. The counselor could find this out. You can't tell a kid that his dad is a great man when he sees that man strike his mother.
The family dynamics here are not the point. This judge clearly has overstepped any appropriate boundaries in deciding matters of custody or appropriate care of these children. Her decision is an outrage regardless of any other facts in the case.
For these children to be held in contempt of court is illegal. They are not parties to the divorce and they were under no court order! How could they possibly be in contempt? Ridiculous.
We're punishing children for their parents' messy divorces now? With jail time? They need to be released immediately, and the state owes them any and all costs incurred for the years of counseling it will require for them to process and heal from this trauma.
This action by Judge Gorcyca will cause irreparable damge to these children. Juvenile dtention is a horrible place for children and should be used as a last resort only when serious crimess are committed .
I wish you and your children the best.
A dom in BDSM has more respect for his sub's limits and fears, than this father and judge for 3 scared and uncomfortable children. Now those childrens' youth is ruined in juvie because they don't want to suffer a bad parent?
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Kids are smart and know what they see and hear in their own families. If you think a kid is being "brainwashed" then the first thing you do is inspect the PARENT. My 10-year-old son hates his abusive father and doesn't want to subject himself to that situation. Is that a reason to throw HIM into detention?