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

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Sect Parents Slam 'Vague' Custody Plans

Decry persecution, say Texas offering no clear way to reclaim kids

May 20, 08 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hearings for the biggest child custody case in American history began yesterday and members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints weren't happy with proceedings, the AP reports. Parents of the more than 460 children in state custody complained that the court's recommendations were too generalized and... More »

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Texas • polygamy • custody • Mormonism • child custody • FLDS • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch • polygamists

Gunman in Custody Battle Opens Fire at Church Fair

He's tackled by 'hero' bystanders

May 18, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three people were wounded yesterday when a gunman involved in a child custody battle opened fire on his ex-girlfriend at a church school festival in San Fernando Valley, reports the Los Angeles Times. Families ran screaming as the gunman nonchalantly lifted his rifle and began squeezing off rounds in front... More »

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crime • gun injury • church shootings • mass shootings • child custody • custody battle • guns

Hard Choice
for Polygamy Moms: Your Cult or Your Kids

Women may have to leave ranch

May 15, 08 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mothers from the Yearning for Zion polygamist compound in Texas may have to distance themselves from their religion—or face not getting their children back, the Dallas Morning News reports. Texas officials have prepared a list of goals the women need to work toward to prove they can provide a... More »

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child abuse • polygamy • child custody • Child Protective Services • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch • polygamists

 Britney Wins 
 More Time 
 With Sons 

K-Fed lawyer praises singer's 'progress'

May 7, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pop princess Britney Spears will be seeing more of her two young sons, the AP reports. Dad Kevin Federline will retain custody, but a court yesterday extended Britney's visitations rights, a sign of the progress she has made since her father took over the singer's affairs. Federline's attorney, who did... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • celebrity • Jamie Lynn Spears • Sean Preston Federline • Jayden James Federline • conservatorship • child custody

Britney Custody Hearing
Gets Off to Low-Key Start

Singer appears distraught as she attempts to gain more time with young sons

May 6, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears attended a custody hearing today, and the scene at the courthouse was surprisingly calm, People reports. The singer looked distraught during a recess, but she appeared to be in higher spirits returning to the courtroom. Because she remains under the conservatorship of her father, the court is unlikely... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • pop music • celebrity • Jamie Spears • conservatorship • child custody • custody battle

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 Sect Style: Flamboyant Modesty

Women's uber-modest fashion clearly sets polygamists apart

Apr 27, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The women’s clothes from the Texas polygamist compound call to mind both Little House on the Prairie and prison garb. Yet there’s something elaborate, or even flamboyant, in the carefully crafted styles that set these women so distinctly at odds with modern culture, writes Robin Givhan in the ... More »

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fashion • polygamy • fundamentalism • Mormon • Mormonism • style • child custody • Yearning for Zion ranch

Sect Children Slowly Meet Outside World

Care workers advised to keep them away from TV—and red clothes

Apr 26, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The last of the 462 children removed from the compound of a polygamous sect have been placed in foster care in 16 locations around Texas, the Houston Chronicle reports. The caregivers have been given lengthy instructions on how to treat the children, including keeping them away from TV, radio, and... More »

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Texas • child abuse • polygamy • child custody • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch

 Do We Have
 the Old Britney
 Back? 

With dad in control, Spears is out of the spotlight and back in the gym

Apr 25, 08 10:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears might be on the rebound, as the court-appointed custodianship of her father shepherds her back to her kids, the gym, and the recording studio, Reuters reports. Apart from a minor traffic accident, the pop star has been out of the news and out of the hospital, focusing instead... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • TMZ • wigs • Harvey Levin • psych ward • Jamie Spears • child custody

 DNA Tests on Polygamists Begin 

Officials seek foster home for 416 children

Apr 21, 08 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Texas officials begin taking DNA samples today from 416 children removed from a  polygamist sect and from adults who lived with them. The tests will be used to sort out the parentage of the children in the confusing mix of families with multiple mothers on the sprawling Eldorado ranch, reports... More »

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marriage • sexual abuse • child custody • FLDS • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch • San Angelo • Barbara Walther

Britney Owes Lawyers $400K, Court Rules

Bills represent three months of work

Apr 17, 08 10:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears must pay nearly $400,000 to the lawyers who have been handling her affairs for the past three months, People magazine reports. Among the disbursements ordered by an LA court: $175,000 to the firm that won Spears' father control over the pop star's affairs, an arrangement that's... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • celebrity trials • child custody • custody battle

Britney Finally Sees Her Boys

Court-monitored visitation arranged
by troubled
singer's pop

Feb 24, 08 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Troubled star Britney Spears' sons were happy to see their mommy yesterday, for the first time in more than seven weeks. Jayden James and Sean Preston, who have been in their father's custody during Spears' very public breakdown, got three hours of face time with their mom in a court-monitored... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • Sean Preston Federline • Jayden James Federline • visitation • Jamie Spears • child custody

Britney Can See Her Kids: Judge

Star can see her boys again, but dad and shrink have to be there

Feb 23, 08 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A judge has ruled that Britney Spears can see her kids again, E! Online reports. The singer hasn't been allowed visitation with her two young sons since she barricaded herself in a bathroom with 1-year-old Jayden on Jan. 3. K-Fed's lawyer said the star would be seeing her boys "... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • celebrity • Jamie Spears • child custody • custody battle

Court Nixes
Gag Order in Britney Case

Paparazzi dangerous, but 1st Amendment protects them

Feb 19, 08 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears will get no help from LA's family court in dodging the paparazzi, People reports. The commissioner overseeing her custody case today declined her lawyers' request for a gag order. Spears' legal team had requested a media blackout because the hordes of photographers were "dangerous" to the troubled... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • paparazzi • Sean Preston Federline • Jayden James Federline • gag order • family court • child custody

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