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Almost a year has passed since their divorce and the Lohans
are back in court to fight over custody issues.
There’s never enough publicity for those two, it seems…
Fearing his ex-wife would get all the attention for the
recently launched reality show, Michael Lohan reopened the divorce, claiming
the new E! reality star didn’t follow a certain visitation agreement involving
their two youngest children: Ali, 14, and Dakota, 11. The children live with their
mother in Merrick, while Michael now lives in Southampton.
The former couple appeared in a Nassau County, N.Y.,
courtroom together with their attorneys, to address Michael Lohan’s claim that
he hasn’t seen his children because they were too busy starring in E!’s reality
series “Living Lohan.”
Following a closed-door session with the two sides, Family
Court Judge Stacey Bennett expressed hope that the issue will be solved
amiably.
"I'm encouraged that the parties and counsel are
working at ways to repair the relationship between the children and the
father," Dina Lohan said, as quoted by E! Online.
Through the custody agreement, Dina Lohan received primary
custody over the two minors, while Michael was granted visitation.
Lindsay Lohan, 21, and her brother Michael, who is 19,
weren’t involved in the legal battle, as they are now of age.
Michael Sr. complained that his ex-wife “missed 19 out of 31
appointments” he had with his kids. He said Dina always had an excuse not to
show up and that she was drunk the few times she came with the kids. He also
accused Dina of being more a manager of her own kids, than a real mom.
Both Michael and Dina Lohan declared they didn’t want press
to involve in their lives anymore. They said they wouldn’t make anymore
comments about their private lives.
To make sure their message reached everybody and that the
press will eventually leave them alone, they held a joint press conference to
make that announcement…
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