If Jeff is going to emancipate his son, let him do it. His son will be an adult and make decisions on his own--like he wants to live with Jeff.
If the a**holes want to take it to court, make John Michel (never trust a man with 2 first names), a third-party defendant in the case, and let him explain his position in the case and why he wants to erase a good father from his son. Then demand money compensation for 4 missed Father's Days and 4 Birthdays, and any other missed time. There is caselaw that shows $40,000 per hour for deprivation of liberty. Since parental rights/parenting time is the highest form of liberty interest, that's about $1,000,000 per day. Let's see how fast John Michel wants to pay that money, or back off from his insane campaign of parental alienation.
Couldn’t agree more—and yeah, never trust a man with two first names and a political past. John Michel’s role in all this raises serious red flags. He’s not just some concerned bystander—he’s a state-connected figure with a history, and there’s every reason to believe he’s leveraged those connections behind the scenes. The fact that he was named in Reichert’s federal suit isn’t just incidental—it speaks to a deeper, coordinated effort that goes beyond “family disputes.”
And you're absolutely right about the damages. If this were any other context—say, false imprisonment or unlawful government takings—we’d be talking seven figures per day. But because it’s family court, somehow it’s normalized to rip a father from his child with zero accountability. That needs to change, and dragging third-party actors like Michel into the light is exactly the kind of pressure this system needs. If he’s got nothing to hide, he should be willing to explain his role. If not, maybe that speaks volumes.
If Jeff is going to emancipate his son, let him do it. His son will be an adult and make decisions on his own--like he wants to live with Jeff.
If the a**holes want to take it to court, make John Michel (never trust a man with 2 first names), a third-party defendant in the case, and let him explain his position in the case and why he wants to erase a good father from his son. Then demand money compensation for 4 missed Father's Days and 4 Birthdays, and any other missed time. There is caselaw that shows $40,000 per hour for deprivation of liberty. Since parental rights/parenting time is the highest form of liberty interest, that's about $1,000,000 per day. Let's see how fast John Michel wants to pay that money, or back off from his insane campaign of parental alienation.
what's the case law?
Couldn’t agree more—and yeah, never trust a man with two first names and a political past. John Michel’s role in all this raises serious red flags. He’s not just some concerned bystander—he’s a state-connected figure with a history, and there’s every reason to believe he’s leveraged those connections behind the scenes. The fact that he was named in Reichert’s federal suit isn’t just incidental—it speaks to a deeper, coordinated effort that goes beyond “family disputes.”
And you're absolutely right about the damages. If this were any other context—say, false imprisonment or unlawful government takings—we’d be talking seven figures per day. But because it’s family court, somehow it’s normalized to rip a father from his child with zero accountability. That needs to change, and dragging third-party actors like Michel into the light is exactly the kind of pressure this system needs. If he’s got nothing to hide, he should be willing to explain his role. If not, maybe that speaks volumes.