Poor Kid

Baby Arm! · October 28, 2005

Denton, TX (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at

the center of a 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 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 CPS

officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the

Univeristy of North Texas Mean Green football team whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

Edited November 2, 2005 by Baby Arm!

medpilot21 · October 28, 2005

Denton, TX (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at
the center of a 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 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 CPS
officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the
Univeristy olf North Texas Mean Green football team whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.
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