Mindy McCready Fails To Comply With Deadline To Return Son

Mindy McCready failed to comply with a 5 p.m. deadline to return her 5-year-old son to Cape Coral, Florida, authorities yesterday, and a court order was signed by a Lee County judge to take the child into custody and return him to his grandmother’s home, child welfare officials said. The Department of Children and Families has contacted law enforcement authorities to try to locate the child. McCready, who has a history of substance and domestic abuse, has been fighting for custody of her son Zander. She allegedly took him from his father’s home earlier this week and left the area. McCready’s mother, Gayle Inge, has custody of the boy, and Zander’s father has visitation rights. McCready is in Nashville and says she can’t travel to Florida because she’s seven months pregnant with twins. McCready said the father of her twins is a music producer named David Wilson who is supportive of her quest to regain custody of Zander. Wednesday was McCready’s 36th birthday. She said, “I hope that for my birthday, I get my son forever.”