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Detroit
MI (AP) - A seven-year old boy was at the center of a Wayne 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 Detroit Lions, whom the boy
firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.
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