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: Florida Divorce - Child Custody - Domestic Abuse LawCan Family Court Preclude Either Parent From Merely Exposing Their Child to that Parent?s Religion, Even if the Other Parent Has Ultimate Decisionmaking Authority Over the Child?s Religion?
By Janet Langjahr
Catholic Husband and Jewish Wife have three year old Daughter.
Husband and Wife are in the midst of a divorce.
Husband is currently a law student.
Court has awarded Wife temporary custody of Daughter.
Husband and Wife reportedly agree that Daughter will be raised in the Jewish faith.
Nonetheless, Husband has Daughter baptized … and doesn’t tell Wife about it until afterwards.
Upon Wife’s motion, Court then enters a temporary order enjoining or prohibiting Husband from schooling Daughter in any religion besides Judaism.
Then Husband takes Daughter to a Catholic mass … with TV reporters in tow.
Wife seeks to have Husband held in criminal contempt by the Court.
A new judge is assigned to the matter at the instance of Husband’s attorney.
The contempt hearing has yet to be set.
Read more in this UPI news article: Couple fight over 3-year-old’s religion.
Full post as published by Florida Divorce - Child Custody - Domestic Abuse Law on February 28, 2010 (boomark / email).
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