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04-26-2006, 11:26 PM
Dateline: "Portland" Ruling from Oregon Newspaper
Portland, Oregon (AP) -A seven year old boy was at the center of a
Portland 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 the 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
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 Portland Trailblazers, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of
beating anyone.
Portland, Oregon (AP) -A seven year old boy was at the center of a
Portland 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 the 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
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 Portland Trailblazers, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of
beating anyone.