The state took her son away. An appeals court ruled in her favor. She still can't see her son.




State of Opportunity from Michigan Radio show

Summary: Michelle Gach’s son was taken from her home nearly two years ago, when he was three year old. Police took him after he was found alone in a park across the street from the family’s home. A judge later terminated Gach’s parental rights. These terminations happen all the time in Michigan. They create a permanent, legal separation between parents and their children. And, once the decision to terminate is made, it’s rarely reversed in Michigan. But that’s what happened last week in Michelle Gach’s