Belizaire’s bond was set at $10,000 after she was booked on four child-neglect counts tied to a Carnival cruise.

A booking, a bond hearing, and charging papers are process. They are not a conviction. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, Judge Mindy Glazer set bond at $10,000 after Belizaire was arrested Monday, Sept. 28, when she disembarked the Carnival Conquest at PortMiami. North Miami Beach police say she faces four felony counts of child neglect without great bodily harm. Her attorney told the court she denies the allegations.

According to the arrest report summarized by NBC 6, USA TODAY, Daily Mail, and Local 10, the father of Belizaire’s infant saw a WhatsApp post that appeared to show a cruise ticket, and Belizaire told him the children would stay with their great-grandmother. On Saturday night, Sept. 26, he went to the North Miami Beach apartment, heard the children, saw a television on through the blinds, and called 911. First responders forced entry and found four minor children, including a two-month-old and a two-year-old, hiding together in a bathroom with no adult present. Those are the charging narrative and police account. They are not findings of guilt.

Police say the Conquest sailed Friday, Sept. 25, for a Bahamas trip, that the great-grandmother said Belizaire never dropped the children off, and that Belizaire’s brother reported a Saturday text asking him to check on them. Belizaire was taken into custody after U.S. Customs and Border Protection met the ship Monday and turned her over to North Miami Beach police. She declined to give a statement. At Tuesday’s hearing, Glazer ordered no contact with the children while dependency court reviews placement, and Belizaire’s lawyer reiterated the denial. A bond condition and a dependency review are custody process. They are not a verdict on the neglect counts. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.