Father punished for false claims of child abuse

In child custody disputes, there's a fine line between being cautious and concerned about the child's welfare and abusing the system to gain the upper hand in litigation.
In a stark example of extreme overreaching, a Bucks County man who had enjoyed shared custody of his 4-year-daughter lost nearly all his privileges for repeatedly subjecting the child to unneccesary physical examinations and triggering unfounded child abuse investigations.
Michael Orozco had initiated "numerous" Children & Youth complaints against the girls' mother, claiming she and her boyfriend were phsyically, sexually and emotionally abusing the child. Mr. Orozco also took the child for "invasive" medical examinations without mother's knowledge or consent.  He would also have the child disrobe for inspections upon her return from visits with mother.
There were never any findings of abuse; instead, the court found that father had manufactured evidence and made false allegations in an attempt to gain control and custody of the girl.
Significantly, these efforts by father to manipulate the system were not isolated events but followed literally years of contentious litigation.
The Bucks County judge who heard the case described father's conduct as "heinous" and denied him all but four hours weekly of supervisied visitation to prevent further efforts to poison the child's mind.
Father appealed the judge's ruling, but the Superior Court decided that limiting father's custody rights was in the child's best interest. The case is Orozco v. Wilson, 2012 PA Super 49 (February 2012).