CoachKevin
Five-Star Recruit
November 4, 2005 (Lincoln, Nebraska) 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 Nebraska Cornhuskers, whom the boy firmly
believes are not capable of beating anyone.
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 Nebraska Cornhuskers, whom the boy firmly
believes are not capable of beating anyone.