
In a rarity on General Hospital, two members of one family are headed toward nasty custody battles over their children. Of course, we’re talking about Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Michael (Chad Duell).
For months, Sonny has been gearing up for a big showdown with Ava (Maura West) over their daughter Avery (Ava & Grace Scarola). The dimpled kingpin vowed to keep Avery away from her mother after Ava’s last ploy to manipulate Sonny when his bipolar medication was tampered with. Then their custody dispute stalled a bit while Ava was fighting to stay out of prison for the attempted murder of Kristina (Kate Mansi). However, now that Ric (Rick Hearst) successfully defended Ava and convinced a jury she was innocent, the feud between Ava and Sonny is back on.