Judge continues child’s removal, orders supervised visits and daily phone contact; finds parent violated court order

At a review and permanency hearing in Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court, the judge continued removal of a child from a parent’s home and ordered professionally supervised visitation, daily phone contact and other conditions after finding a parent violated an earlier court order.

The finding matters because the judge tied the violation and the child’s pattern of school absences and hygiene problems to the court’s decision to keep the child in a relative placement while services proceed.

The court heard overlapping matters: a statutory review hearing, a show-cause (contempt) allegation and permanency planning. Katerina Dumont, the child’s court‑appointed guardian ad litem, reported that the child “was doing well” in the brother’s care, noting improvements in appearance, participation and that the child “enjoys being there.” Department worker Megan McVey testified the…