A hearing for the Oakland County mom who is accused of abandoning her three children for years is expected to happen Thursday afternoon.

Kelli Bryant had communication privileges taken from her for a week after she allegedly called the caretaker of her children 10 times.

Prosecutor says while three children lived alone in squalor in Pontiac, their mom, Kelli Bryant, was pocketing their government benefits.

An Oakland County mom who is accused of abandoning her three kids for years appeared in court for a pretrial hearing on Thursday, July 10, 2025. This comes after she was released from jail on bond in ...

FOX 2 - The Pontiac mother accused of leaving her three children to live in squalor is headed for trial. A preliminary exam was held for Kelli Bryant in Oakland County court Friday, where the ...

Kelli Bryant, 34, of Pontiac, was charged on Feb. 19, 2025, with three counts of first-degree child abuse for allegedly abandoning her three young children, and forcing them to live in squalor ...

Kelli Bryant, 34, of Pontiac, was charged on Feb. 19, 2025, with three counts of first-degree child abuse for allegedly abandoning her three young children, and forcing them to live in squalor ...

A judge modified bond Friday for Kelli Bryant, the Pontiac woman accused of abandoning her children and leaving them to live in squalor for years. But based on comments from her defense attorney ...

Kelli Bryant booking photo The evidence shows Bryant allegedly effectively abandoned the kids to a “revolting pit of refuse and squalor," the prosecutor said.