Judge Patricia Gardner
Kent County, Michigan Family Court Judge
Member of:
Arbor Circle
Voices For Michigan’s Children
Heart of West Michigan United Way
Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
Healthy Marriages Grand Rapids
State Bar of Michigan
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Probate Judges Association
Women Lawyers Association.
She is the Chairperson for the State of Michigan
Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Committee.
In 2002 she was the president of the Inns Of Courts.
Currently she is sitting on the board of
Fountain Hill Center
Kent County Family and Children's Coordinating Council
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Some people believe that this is a violation of the Judge Cannon 5.
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Mothers can not get any free legal help to fight for custody of their children, but lawyers and judges are
willing to help raise money for the YWCA!
Judge Patricia Gardner sits on the United Way Board with the CEO of the YWCA and sent Deanna for
supervised visitations at the YWCA's Safe Connection Program. Deanna was harassed, her parental
boundaries were stepped over, and safety protocols were not followed. Deanna wrote to the funders of the
program a 13 page report. Shortly after that the program was closed. No one could tell Deanna why the
program was closed. Deanna's current Judge, Daniel Zemaitis admitted in court that he was a big part of
getting the Safe Connection Program going because it was a need in the community. Wonder if Deanna is
being retaliated against for stopping all of his hard work. Daniel Zemaitis
The YWCA Tribute in 2004 for eliminating racism and empowering women went to Judge Patricia Gardner!
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August 1, 2008 Appellant filed a motion for various reasons and also asked to change weekend visitations
per the Friend of the Court handbook recommendations on what to do if the child is having trouble when at
the non custodial parent’s home and for the youngest child to receive counseling. Judge Patricia Gardner
ordered plaintiff for a psychological evaluation with the Human Resource Association and supervised
visitations with the YWCA Safe Connection Program that had just opened a month prior. There is no clear
and convincing evidence placed on the record.
Judge Gardner then takes herself off the case stating she has been the target of abuse, criticism, and
harassment by the parities, rather than the best interest of the children. The case then is referred to Judge
Zemaitis. Judge Daniel Zemaitis
It is interesting that the court agreed to pays for the psychological evaluation originally order by Judge
Gardner. When the court orders services they are to pay for the services. Parties to the case should not
have to have a hearing to receive the funds. The cost for a psychological evaluation is about $675, more
than what this mother was living on per month after paying for child support.
Judge Gardner ordered that the GAL update Jeff Kielszewski on the case. Donna Mobilia sends motions
Appellant has written, to Jeff and has a phone conversation regarding the case. This is actually illegal and
the information provided to Jeff is a conflict of interest.
When plaintiff asks Mrs. Mobilia for the written statement she used to update Mr. Kieliszewski on the case
she is told the judge did not order the update of the case to be in writing, and that a verbal report was
given, but the psychological evaluation states that Donna faxed two of Deanna's motions to him.
Deanna completes the psychological evaluation and records the entire evaluation and test question and
answers. She sends Judge Zemaitis a response regarding the inappropriateness of Jeff’s evaluation and
his inconstancies through out his report.
Deanna had been speaking to a mother who had a psychological evaluation done by Jeff. This mother
was amazed at the things Jeff put in the report that was not true. Appellant purposeful made an
appointment with Jeff for her psychological evaluation. The results of the test were not a shock to Deanna.
Deanna's former spouse can be violent etc... and the courts do not give him supervised visitation or a
psychological evaluation, but Deanna can not seam to do anything right.
Deanna was in Judge Gardner's court room and was listening to a hearing where the father had custody.
The father had gotten mad at the child and kicked her. The daughter ran away and went to the mom's.
Judge Gardner got mad at the mom and stated she would have taken the child back to the fathers home.
Two weeks later Deanna was in Judge Gardner's court room listening to a hearing where almost the exact
same situation had taken place, but the mother returned the child back to the father. Judge Gardner then
asked the mom why she would return a child back to a home where she would be abused.
The sooner you realize that no matter what you do or say, you will be wrong, the sooner you can start to
understand that the system is not about honesty and fairness.
Court of Appeals
Ann Lotus Deling had Judge Gardner give custody to her former spouse also. She went to the court of
appeals and on October 7, 2010 the court of appeals in their opinion commented, “We note that this
Court has in several previous cases reversed the trial judge in this case, Judge Patricia Gardner, for
failure to conduct requisite hearings, to properly apply the law before changing or modifying custody.”
The court of appeals sited four cases; one of them was Karen Holmes case mentioned earlier. In the Ann
Lotus Deling case, the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) is Donna Mobilia. Donna is an attorney who sits on the
State Bar of Michigan’s Family and Domestic Violence Committee. Being an attorney Donna knew that
Gardner did not apply the laws correctly to this case. Donna Mobilia