On November 5, 2013 Charlie Sheen tweeted to ex-wife Brooke Mueller, “you
are a chubby weirdo who will lose at every turn trying to get between
me and my boys. c.” Sheen’s twitter rampage was prompted by Mueller
seeking a restraining order against Sheen to try to keep him away from
their twin boys, Bob and Max.
Denise Richards, Charlie Sheen’s other ex-wife, has had temporary guardianship
of Bob and Max while Mueller has been attending in-patient rehab programs
for drug addiction. This week, Richards wrote a letter to L.A. County
Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS) DCFS advising that she no
longer wants to care for Bob and Max because “they are violent and
sadistic”. Along with the letter, Richards included shocking before
and after shots of Bob entering Mueller’s home unmarked, but leaving
with a substantial bruise to his head.
Sheen is now on a mission to get sole custody of Bob and Max. Sheen claims
that every time the kids visit with Brooke, they are disturbed and suffer
nightmares. However, Mueller is hoping to regain custody of her twins
by impressing the DCFS with a new commitment to being sober. Sheen is
lucky to have Richards vouching for him, promising that “Charlie
Sheen is a fantastic father who dotes over his children and is always
there for them”, and that it is Mueller who is an unfit mother.
In court, Mueller sought to have Charlie’s visitation rights with the
twins removed and to have Denise Richards removed as temporary guardian
of the children. The judge rejected both requests.
In Ontario, the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (CAS)
represents the best interests of the child. The relevant legislation is
Ontario’s
Child and Family Services Act (CFSA), which provides for a broad range of services for families and
children, including children who are or may be victims of child abuse
or neglect.
In the course of a CAS proceeding, the court may order that a child, parent
of the child, or any person that would participate in a plan for the care
and custody or access of a child undergo an assessment. If the DCFS in
California commences an investigation, Sheen, Mueller, Richards, and children
Bob and Max could face a similar assessment. This would hopefully reveal
the real cause of Bob’s severe bruising and protect the children from
further harm.
It is hard to predict what the final custody and access order will be in
the case of Sheen vs. Mueller. While Mueller is currently in rehab for
drug abuse and has been arrested for a DUI, Sheen does not have the best
track record either, with a restraining order against Mueller for his
violent behaviour, not to mention a history of abusing drugs himself.
While Richards seems like the best option for caring for the children,
she says she is done with caring for them.