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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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child custody stories: 53 news summaries

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 Adolf Hitler, 3, 
 Removed From Home 

Social services take Adolf and sisters away from parents

Jan 14, 09 4:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Authorities have removed Adolf Hitler Campbell and his siblings from their parents' New Jersey home, the Express-Times reports. Adolf, 3, and his baby sisters— JoyceLynn Aryan Nation and  Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie—were taken by social services. It wasn't immediately clear why they were removed. There were no reports of neglect... More »

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New Jersey • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • Neo-Nazi • child custody • Adolf Hitler Campbell

Troops Must Also Fight
for Custody

Ex-spouses use deployment as an argument against military parents

Dec 30, 08 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - They already risk their lives daily in Afghanistan and Iraq, but members of the US military increasingly face a different kind of fight on the home front: custody battles. As military divorce rates rise, so too do the number of ex-spouses of troops using deployment as a legal argument in... More »

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Iraq • military • US troops • custody • child custody • custody battle • troops' families

 Guy Spurns Cash, Wants Kids 


Nov 20, 08 1:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Guy Ritchie will eschew a fight for the Material Girl's material assets, and instead focus on joint custody of their two sons, the New York Daily News reports, citing a settlement in the works. At issue is where the couple’s children, Rocco and David, will live; Madonna would... More »

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divorce • Madonna • divorce settlement • child custody • celebrity divorces • Guy Ritchie

Madge Demands 'Kabbalah Water' for Boys During Ritchie Visit

Guy's reunited with sons amid custody fight

Nov 11, 08 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Guy Ritchie has been happily reunited with his sons David and Rocco but they've been accompanied by a dozen demands from Madonna, the Daily Mail reports. The singer issued a strict set of rules for the boys' visit, ordering Ritchie not to speak to them about the split, not to... More »

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Madonna • Kabbalah • child custody • celebrity divorces • Guy Ritchie • David Banda • celebrity parents

 Britney 
 Brings 
 Boys 
 to La.  

Singer finally allowed to take kids across state lines

Nov 8, 08 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears took her sons to visit her hometown of Kentwood, La., yesterday, marking the first time the singer has been allowed to leave California with the boys since she lost custody to Kevin Federline. “This is a terrific indication of the progress she's made, and the growing trust... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • Louisiana • child custody

 Stone Denied Custody of Son 

Ex Phil Bronstein keeps sole physical custody

Sep 24, 08 9:36 AM CDT
(AP) - Sharon Stone lost another round of custody proceedings over her oldest son. A judge denied her request for primary custody of 8-year-old Roan, who's been living with his father, former San Fransisco Chronicle executive editor Phil Bronstein. The couple divorced in 2004 after six years of marriage. More »

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San Francisco • child custody • custody battle • celebrity divorces • Sharon Stone

Jeffs' Bride, 14, Ordered Into Foster Care

Parents let daughter marry sect leader at 12, authorities charge

Aug 20, 08 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas judge has ordered a 14-year-old girl allegedly married to polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs at age 12 back into state custody, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. The judge said the parents of the girl, who was first taken into custody when the sect's compound was raided in April,... More »

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polygamy • Warren Jeffs • child custody • FLDS • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch

'Rockefeller' Headed Back
to Boston on Kidnap Charge

Man accused of abducting 7-year-old daughter OKs extradition from Md. to Mass.

Aug 4, 08 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Clark Rockefeller waived his right to an extradition hearing in Baltimore today, the Boston Herald reports. The blueblood imposter may be arraigned in Boston as early as tomorrow morning, though authorities have until Aug. 15 to transfer him. Rockefeller—likely an alias—faces charges of felony parental kidnapping and assault.... More »

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crime • Boston • family • imposter • Baltimore • child custody • Clark Rockefeller • Reigh Boss

Spears, Federline Settle Custody Case

Britney pays more
in child support, foots K-Fed's lawyer bill

Jul 25, 08 7:01 PM CDT
(AP) - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline finalized their child-custody settlement today, including a $5,000-per-month increase in child support for the pop singer's ex-husband. An attorney for Federline delivered the terms of two separate agreements to Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott M. Gordon, who gave his approval late this afternoon. More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • child custody • celebrity divorces

 K-Fed Keeps Custody of Kids 

Brit still gets three visits per week

Jul 18, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have reached a custody agreement that will keep them out of court for the near future. If the judge approves, K-Fed will retain sole custody of Preston, 2½, and Jayden, 18 months, with Spears continuing to have two visits and one overnight per week, People... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • celebrity trials • Los Angeles • Sean Preston Federline • Jayden James Federline • child custody • custody battle • celebrity parents

Jogger in Mystery Murder Abused by Hubby: Family

Victim's parents, twin win custody of two children

Jul 18, 08 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The family of a woman found murdered in North Carolina has won custody of her two children after they told the court that her "mentally unstable" husband had been emotionally abusive and had been involved in an affair. No suspects have been named in the mystery murder, but police... More »

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murder • North Carolina • Raleigh • child custody • domestic abuse

Christie Brinkley Settles Divorce, Gets Kids

Ex makes off with $2.1M; 'It's everything I asked for,' he says

Jul 10, 08 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - After an intense all-night negotiation session, Christie Brinkley has settled her acrimonious divorce, the New York Post reports. The model got full custody of her two children, and will pay philandering ex Peter Cook a one-time $2.1 million, which will mostly cover legal fees. The rest of the settlement... More »

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divorce settlement • child custody • celebrity divorces • Christie Brinkley • Peter Cook

Devil, US May Care About Satanist's Custody Fight

Mom wants kids to spend Sunday morning in church instead of with devilish dad

Jul 10, 08 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Indiana man says he is a loving father who just wants to share his faith with his kids—but his Christian ex-wife would prefer their daughters spent Sunday morning in church instead of with their Satanist dad. The custody case raises thorny church and state issues, the Chicago Tribune ... More »

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Christianity • religion • custody • Satan • child custody • custody battle

 Murray's Divorce
 Settled in a Flash 

After allegations from both sides a month ago, comedian's wife gets custody, houses

Jun 26, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gossip hounds hoping for acrimonious divorce proceedings for Bill Murray aren't getting their wish, TMZ reports. The actor's divorce has already been settled, with papers signed June 13. Wife Jennifer Butler Murray, 42, gets custody of the four kids; Bill, 57, will have to pay child support. Jennifer, who also... More »

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Bill Murray • comedian • divorce settlement • child custody • celebrity divorces

Judge Sends Kids Back to Polygamist Parents

They must remain in Texas, take classes and steer clear of investigators

Jun 2, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas judge ordered more than 400 children returned to their polygamist parents today, the AP reports. Parents could begin picking up their children at 10 this morning, but were ordered not to leave the state or interfere with ongoing child-abuse investigations. More »

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polygamy • child custody • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • social work • polygamists

 Sect Moms Say Kids Scarred 

State blasted ahead of ruling on whether it had right to take custody

May 29, 08 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taking young children away from their parents has harmful effects, say mothers from the polygamist sect in Texas, and numerous studies agree—which is why federal and state guidelines require a “reasonable effort” to keep children with their parents before removing them. Texas authorities don't appear to have done... More »

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parenting • Texas • polygamy • social services • child custody • FLDS • Yearning for Zion ranch • polygamists

Commentary

Jeffs Photos Used to Bolster Custody Case

Cheap publicity stunt, maybe, but parents of newborn took the bait

May 29, 08 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was an obvious stunt by Texas child services: entering photos of Warren Jeffs kissing two "child brides" in a custody hearing for a newborn. Reeling from an appeals court ruling that they failed to show that 450 children were at risk, officials wanted to hype the "pervasive"... More »

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Texas • child abuse • Warren Jeffs • child custody • FLDS • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • polygamists

12 Children Returned to
Sect Parents

3 families reunited;
not allowed to return
to polygamist ranch

May 24, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Texas has agreed to return a dozen of the children in its custody to their parents, members of the polygamist sect FLDS, but the state is fighting to hang on to hundreds more, the San Antonio Express-News reports. The reunited families won't be allowed to return to the sect's Yearning... More »

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Texas • child custody • FLDS • Child Protective Services • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch

Polygamy Kids Could Be Back Home in 10 Days

Texas must appeal surprise ruling or
send children back

May 23, 08 4:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yesterday's surprise court ruling in favor of a polygamous sect has Texas authorities scrambling, Time reports. An appeals judge ruled that the state had no right to seize children suspected of being sexually abused from the Yearning for Zion ranch. Officials now must appeal the ruling or return the children... More »

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Texas • US Appeals court • polygamy • child custody • FLDS • Child Protective Services • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch • polygamists

UPDATED

 Texas Court: Return Kids
to Polygamy Sect 

Appellate body finds no evidence more than 460 children were in danger

May 22, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas appeals court found today that authorities, acting on "no evidence," and supported only by a "general allegation" of impropriety, should not have removed more than 460 children from a polygamist compound, the Dallas Morning News reports. The panel also said a local court "abused... More »

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Texas • US Appeals court • polygamy • judicial • child custody • Child Protective Services • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch • Barbara Walther • polygamists

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