Minor Child Case Study

The established custodial environment is with Defendant Father. Plaintiff Mother recently had a relapse on heroine, which resulted in Minor Child placed in Defendant Father’s care. Plaintiff Mother voluntarily relinquished her physical custody of Minor Child temporarily. Currently, the Minor Child resides with the Defendant Father. The parties share joint custody of Minor Child. The Minor Child looks to Plaintiff Mother for guidance, discipline, necessities of life, and parental comfort. However, the duration of time, from 2011 until 2016, Defendant Father had physical custody of Minor Child, showing a sufficient amount of time to establish a custodial environment for the Minor Child with Defendant Father. In 2006, when Minor Child was born, both parties were living together in a home in Belding, Michigan. Both parties resided together until their separation roughly eight months after the birth of Minor Child. After their separation, the Minor Child and Plaintiff Mother moved into maternal grandmother’s home …show more content…
Minor Child has plenty of clothes and plenty of toys and games. However, it was explained by Defendant Father to Clinicians’ that a majority of Minor Child’s belongings were remaining at Plaintiff Mothers home. The Defendant Father’s home lacked visible family photos or other indications of the Minor Child throughout the living space and kitchen. Defendant Father provides The Minor Child with a bedroom, which he shares with his stepbrother. In Defendant Father’s home there was concerning odor of cigarettes. Defendant Father reported that the adults smoke inside the home. Additionally, Clinicians witnessed clutter, indicating a lack of organization. Clinicians witnessed Minor Child and Defendant Father’s bedroom having piles of clothes on the ground. There was evidence that the Minor Child had recently moved into Defendant Father’s home due to boxes being