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Columbus courtroom drama


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Columbus, OH (AP) - A seven-year old boy was at the center of a

Franklin County 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 regulation requiring

that family unity be maintained to the highest 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 and said 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 the child

welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the University

of Michigan Wolverines, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of

beating anyone.

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