Michale Lohan is taking Dina Lohan back to court because she won’t let him see their minor children as the court had previously ordered. Michael also made some other well-known allegations:
Dina Lohan had better show up in Family Court this morning in Old Westbury; she faces "immediate arrest and imprisonment" if she doesn’t.
Ex-hubbie Michael is reopening the couple’s divorce because the E! reality star won’t let him see their younger children, Cody, 11, and Aliana, 14, whose career Dina is trying to launch on the show "Living Lohan." Michael also charges that Dina is preventing him from seeing their older kids, Michael Jr. and Lindsay.
In scathing court documents, Michael charges his ex-wife with drunkenness in the presence of the kids. He claims that Dina failed 15 of 29 times to bring the younger children to judge-ordered visits with him, supervised by a therapist. But on April 8, the father charges, Dina "arrived toward the end of the therapy session in a completely inebriated and erratic state."
Dina had been "at the beauty parlor in anticipation of her impending trip to Las Vegas" for the show, Michael says in the heartbreaking papers, "and I attended the session with the children as scheduled. During the session, Ali requested that I watch her puppy while she was away, which I happily agreed to do. Ali called [Dina] to eagerly relay my consent. [Dina], clearly intoxicated, became irate. Without reason, she told Ali that I could not watch the puppy and that it had to stay in a kennel."
On April 15, Dina was "exhausted" as she sat in the waiting room with the children, Michael claims in the documents. "I later discovered that [her] exhaustion stemmed from the fact that she was hung over. She apparently had spent the prior evening binge-drinking at various nightclubs until the wee hours of the morning. … She was spotted completely inebriated."
As Lindsay makes for more tabloid fodder with her relationship with Samantha Ronson, Michael accuses Dina of using the singer/actress - and now, Ali - for her own fame and fortune. "When it comes to our daughters, [Dina] has always viewed herself as a manager first, friend second, and mother third. Our younger daughter, Ali … has been cast in a movie and is recording an album. Dina, quite simply, views Ali as a bankable commodity.
"Dina is a wanna-be living off Lindsay’s fame," says Michael, who has reformed his life after a prison term for attempted assault. Now working as a counselor, he adds, "I gave her everything so I could see my kids."
After hearing all the allegations about Dina in a hearing today, Judge Stacey Bennett said in open court:
"I’m encouraged to hear that the parties and counsel are working at ways to repair the relationship between the children and the father."
Talk about being out of touch with reality. Forget what’s good for the kids, just do what’s best for the wanna-be-famous mom.
The issues that remain to be worked out are related to Michael’s time with his minor children, Ali (14) and Cody (11).
Both Michael and Dina agreed on one thing, that they won’t speak to reporters about the case any longer. That is, until Michael does his next blog entry for OK! magazine, or Dina shoots another episode for her reality TV show.
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