What pushed Willow to this point starts and ends with Michael barring her from the kids. I laughed yesterday when Justine said Michael was following the court order that she have no contact--yet he allowed the therapy session. Not out of the goodness of his heart. Not for THEIR children. It was the result of the machinations of a cold, calculating, and arrogant S.O.B. He dangled the one thing he knew she could not resist and it was all under false pretenses.
It's just sad because prior to the bribe, the judge was probably going to grant shared custody. Michael isn't as mentally unstable as Willow but he needs therapy and always has. That has been amplified here. He loves his kids but I draw the line at calling him a good father. He was motivated by revenge to punish Willow for cheating on him--at least at first. He admitted it already. That means he used their kids as a weapon against the mother they love and miss. Now he's with a sex worker who he paid to give him an alibi and pretend to fall in love with him. Father of the Year! *Dripping with sarcasm
I wish the kids would go to a temporary guardian until both parents figure their $hit out and get their heads on straight.