[Rhodes22-list] Late breaking news from Baltimore (Humor)

[Brad Haslett]

Hank,

That's funny!  Stranger things have happened in real family courts.  It's
all funny now but I remember many a day in court wanting to scream out, "if
I don't have any rights as a father I guess I don't have to pay!"  All's
well that ends well (Alex's ship returns before Christmas and I have a 48
hour layover in the Bay Area over the holidays). Family court is a circus.

Brad

On Nov 20, 2007 8:31 AM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> *BALTIMORE (AP) - A seven-year-old Baltimore, Maryland boy was at the
> center
> of a Baltimore courtroom drama yesterday 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 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 Baltimore Ravens,
> whom
> the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone *
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