A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Provo 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 regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the 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 out 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 child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the BYU Cougars whom the judge firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.
7 comments:
Hear hear...except we beat CSU tonight...ah, well, it's still funny. I would have laughed out loud, but as I've mostly lost my voice, I merely did the nose-snort laugh.
Ouch! I cringe.
Ha ha ha! Ok, you win for funniest blog entry of the week.
How many BYU football players does it take to change a light bulb?
A: I'm not sure, but apparently they get three credits for it.
Heh, cute indeed.
I totally believed this until the end.
I too was baffled until the end, and the picture doubly baffled me. Good double baffle.
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