Ask Chad Seils, father of Skyler Seils, murder victim:

"The Macomb Daily News reported that after describing two incidents of Carrie drinking in the presence of the children, Seils made prescient remarks in an Oct. 2, 2009, handwritten court motion: "(I am) only trying to protect anyone from getting killed, most important to me Heavyn and Skyler.""

Day of justice for 3-year-old Skyler Seils; family begins to heal one year later

Or ask Shane Hinojosa, father of Navaeh Buchanan, murder victim:

"I went to court, and the judge looked at me and said well you have no rights to your daughter at
all. ... I don't know why I didn't get custody. I guess in the State of Michigan, it's grandmother,
after something went wrong." NANCY GRACE: Search Continues for Missing 5-Year-Old Michigan Girl

(FYI, in that link, the transcript has been edited to remove the first sentence.  The full quote is in the link below)