According to court records obtained by Radar Online, Sidney, 16, showed up at her parents’ latest court date on August 24 in the OC, and “expressed a desire to speak with the court.” Sidney has been living full-time with her dad since October 2013, and he’s been fighting for full custody ever since. A court recently ordered Sidney and her mom to attend therapy together, a move the teen opposed.
In court last week, she met with the judge in closed chambers. According to the court documents, the judge found that she was “extraordinary [sic] reluctant to see and have a relationship with her mother.”
The court found that Simon is “not involved in any alienating conduct in this case,” i.e., that he’s not the reason Sidney doesn’t want to spend time with her mom.
As such, the court documents state “it is clear” that Sidney “does NOT wish to participate and will not go to ‘Overcoming Barrios’ [sic] with her mother.” According to the Overcoming Barriers website, the program is a single-day family intervention “when children resist contact with a parent.”
The court found that “it is not in the best interest” of Sidney to require her to attend with Judge.
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