Michigan child custody case..
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Michigan child custody case..
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Unprecedented child custody ruling in Detroit, Mi
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:34:29 -0500
(Detroit, Mi) A seven-year-old boy was at the center
of a courtroom drama today when he challenged a court
ruling over who should have custody of him.
The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents
and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt,
in keeping with child custody law and regulations
requiring that family unity be maintained to the
degree possible.
The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that
his aunt beat him more than his parents and he
adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge
then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the
boy cried out that they also beat him.
After considering the remainder of the immediate
family and learning that domestic violence was
apparently a way of life among them, the judge took
the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose
who should have custody of him. After two recesses to
check legal references and confer with child welfare
officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the
Detroit Lions football team, whom the boy firmly
believes are not capable of beating anyone.
Unprecedented child custody ruling in Detroit, Mi
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:34:29 -0500
(Detroit, Mi) A seven-year-old boy was at the center
of a courtroom drama today when he challenged a court
ruling over who should have custody of him.
The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents
and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt,
in keeping with child custody law and regulations
requiring that family unity be maintained to the
degree possible.
The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that
his aunt beat him more than his parents and he
adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge
then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the
boy cried out that they also beat him.
After considering the remainder of the immediate
family and learning that domestic violence was
apparently a way of life among them, the judge took
the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose
who should have custody of him. After two recesses to
check legal references and confer with child welfare
officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the
Detroit Lions football team, whom the boy firmly
believes are not capable of beating anyone.
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