Bonding with her Modern Family: Ariel Winter returns to work with Sofia Vergara amid custody drama

She's currently in the midst of a bitter custody battle between her mother and sister.

But Ariel Winter put her off-screen drama aside on Friday to concentrate on filming the fourth season of Modern Family with co-star Sofia Vergara in Los Angeles.

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Heavy load to bear: Ariel Winter put her custody battle drama aside on Friday to concentrate on filming the fourth season of Modern Family with co-star Sofia Vergara in Los Angeles

The troubled teen, who turns 15 next month, looked miserable as her character Alex Dunphy hauling a mysteriously smoking cooler on a foggy, suburban street setting.

'Sooooooooo....kind of too early to be awake right now. #upsince5 #atwork #Icandothis,' the brunette starlet tweeted to her 115,000 followers.

Wearing glasses, Ariel was dressed in a tan jumper covered in white sheep, blue jeans, and brown boots as she shot scenes for the mockumentary sitcom, which airs Wednesdays on ABC.

Do I have to? The troubled teen, who turns 15 next month, looked miserable as her character Alex Dunphy hauling a mysteriously smoking cooler on a foggy, suburban street setting

Working actress: Wearing glasses, Ariel was dressed in a tan jumper covered in white sheep, blue jeans, and brown boots as she shot scenes for the mockumentary sitcom, which airs Wednesdays on ABC

Jet-setter: By the end of Friday, the Colombian 40-year-old was spotted catching a plane out of LAX presumably to continue filming John Turturro's comedy, Fading Gigolo

On the hit show, Winter plays the middle child of Claire (Julie Bowen) and Phil (Ty Burrell), so it was unclear why Sofia's character would enlist her help rather than her onscreen son Manny (Rico Rodriguez).

Meanwhile, the Colombian 40-year-old managed to flaunt her cleavage even while wearing a black top and long coat with blue jeans and platform heels.

Vergara carried a destroyed looking purse as she chatted on her cell phone in the scene, but by the end of Friday she was spotted catching a plane out of LAX.

Adopt me! Ariel appears to be doing her best to move on from the custody drama, and was spotted playing with rescued stray animals at an adoption fair on Sunday

Welcome distraction: Winter did her best to get the allegations of emotional and physical abuse by her mother Chrisoula Workman out of her mind

The funnywoman was most likely heading back to Manhattan where she's been busy filming John Turturro's comedy, Fading Gigolo, which also stars Sharon Stone, Woody Allen, and Liev Schreiber.

Last month, amidst allegations of emotional and physical abuse by her mother Chrisoula Workman, Ariel was removed from her care and placed under the guardianship of her older sister Shanelle Gray.

The 34-year-old actress, who voices Wendy in Wendy's fast-food commercials, also cares for her two young daughters with husband, Pepsi heir David Barry Gray.

Sibling love: Ariel was removed from her mother's care and placed under the guardianship of her older sister Shanelle Gray

''Wuvvvvssss my sisttterrrrr': In her youth, the 34-year-old actress was also removed from Chrisoula's care after similar allegations

In her youth, Gray was also removed from Chrisoula's care after similar allegations.

'Wuvvvvssss my sisttterrrrr ❤' Ariel tweeted last week, along with a candid snap of the duo.

According to TMZ, Ariel's sibling was deposed by her mother's attorneys last week, and they probed Shanelle about her past cocaine and alcohol use.

Shanelle admitted to trying cocaine once at a party, getting pulled over for a DUI once, and spending 'a fewdays in jail' at age 19 thanks to a reckless driving charge.

Drama: It was previously claimed Workman was such a nightmare on the set of Modern Family that she nearly cost Ariel her job, but Chrisoula has denied all allegations made against her

It was previously claimed Workman was such a nightmare on the set of Modern Family that she nearly cost Ariel her job, but Chrisoula has denied all allegations made against her.

Ariel appears to be doing her best to move on from the custody drama, and was spotted playing with rescued stray animals at an adoption fair on Sunday with her sister and friend.

Winter is also set to star as Sofia in the new animated series Dora, set to premiere next year on Disney Junior.

Her case will be back in court on December 10.

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