Doctor's kids win right to see him in family feud

Doctor's kids win right to see him in family feud



Posted: 01/25/2012

By: Val Clark

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (WXYZ) - Tears of joy today after three of Dr. James Chism's biological children reached a compromise in court with their stepmother Karen Chism.

Mrs. Chism didn't speak with 7 Action News, but as a result of this motion she's no longer her husband's guardian.

An independent person has been appointed.

The children will now be able to see Dr. Chism when Henry Ford Macomb Hospital can accommodate them.

The Wednesday court hearing came about because the children became so alarmed over their father’s drastic weight loss that they started a Facebook page and a campaign to be able to feed him.

After the hearing Dr. Chism’s daughter, Susan Lucier, said "I'm gonna hold him and tell him I'm never leaving. I'm gonna find out everything about his medical condition."

Judge Anthony Vivano appointed an examiner to review Dr, Chism’s finances and said the doctor’s children as well as wife must be made aware of his medical condition.

He also called the family tug-of-war an emotional mess.

Dr Chism has been too ill to know what’s been going on, but he is getting better. Currently he’s been taken off a ventilator and is being fed intravenously.

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Editor's note: The abridgement of visitation is a favorite tactic to control heirs who complain about the treatment of their loved ones. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com