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tinybear · Jan 10, 2005, 12:57 am

What do you think of this case folks? If you were the judge would you have decided differently and why?

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/sto...0050105WAJG101

leftcider · Jan 10, 2005, 01:07 am

This is ridiculous. She should be able to divorce the abuser and never have to look back. There is a good chance that the child is not the husband's. Even if he is, the father has shown himself to be abusive towards her, and there is a good chance he would be abusive towards the child as well. She did the right thing to keep the child away from him even if he was the real father. Abusing your wife breaks any marriage vow and is an ultimate abuse of marriage. His actions render her obligation of marriage null and void, and she has absolutely no obligations towards him.

The Dunedan · Jan 10, 2005, 01:12 am

Agreed.

tinybear · Jan 10, 2005, 01:15 am

Me too. By the time the judge revoked the divorce, Mrs. Hughes had already disclosed the pregnancy AND the identity of the father. There were no grounds for revoking the divorce. The judge made a mistake.

The Dunedan · Jan 10, 2005, 01:16 am

TB:
And you want to entrust our privacy to people like this asshole?
I can smell the Cognitive Dissonance from here.....

tinybear · Jan 10, 2005, 01:31 am

So one judge makes a mistake. Big deal.

Jan 10, 2005, 12:57 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Hong Kong (for now) Posts: 7,106	Battered Pregnant Woman Denied A Divorce What do you think of this case folks? If you were the judge would you have decided differently and why? http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/sto...0050105WAJG101

Jan 10, 2005, 01:07 am	#2 (permalink) (top)
leftcider Lord Teh Location: Seattlul, WA Posts: 486	This is ridiculous. She should be able to divorce the abuser and never have to look back. There is a good chance that the child is not the husband's. Even if he is, the father has shown himself to be abusive towards her, and there is a good chance he would be abusive towards the child as well. She did the right thing to keep the child away from him even if he was the real father. Abusing your wife breaks any marriage vow and is an ultimate abuse of marriage. His actions render her obligation of marriage null and void, and she has absolutely no obligations towards him.

Jan 10, 2005, 01:12 am	#3 (permalink) (top)
The Dunedan Hot Lava Posts: 925	Agreed.

Jan 10, 2005, 01:15 am	#4 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Hong Kong (for now) Posts: 7,106	Me too. By the time the judge revoked the divorce, Mrs. Hughes had already disclosed the pregnancy AND the identity of the father. There were no grounds for revoking the divorce. The judge made a mistake.

Jan 10, 2005, 01:16 am	#5 (permalink) (top)
The Dunedan Hot Lava Posts: 925	TB: And you want to entrust our privacy to people like this asshole? I can smell the Cognitive Dissonance from here.....

Jan 10, 2005, 01:31 am	#6 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Hong Kong (for now) Posts: 7,106	So one judge makes a mistake. Big deal.