12 year old sues dad.

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Court overturns father's grounding of 12-year-old

OTTAWA (AFP) — A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the Internet, his lawyer said Wednesday.

The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting "inappropriate" pictures of herself online using a friend's computer.

The father's lawyer Kim Beaudoin said the disciplinary measures were for the girl's "own protection" and is appealing the ruling.

"She's a child," Beaudoin told AFP. "At her age, children test their limits and it's up to their parents to set boundaries."

"I started an appeal of the decision today to reestablish parental authority, and to ensure that this case doesn't set a precedent," she said. Otherwise, said Beaudoin, "parents are going to be walking on egg shells from now on."

"I think most children respect their parents and would never go so far as to take them to court, but it's clear that some would and we have to ask ourselves how far this will go."

According to court documents, the girl's Internet transgression was just the latest in a string of broken house rules. Even so, Justice Suzanne Tessier found her punishment too severe.

Beaudoin noted the girl used a court-appointed lawyer in her parents' 10-year custody dispute to launch her landmark case against dear old dad.

What next..???

 

[ENGINEERS WIFE]

OH....hey, that reminds me.....I should sue my 12 yr old for not cleaning her room. 
Maybe would should all get together and file a class action for ALL our kids that don't cooperate.  Who's with me?
That is ridiculous, by the way.  I think she'd be losing a little bit more than her computer time if that happened >
And what kind of lawyer would entertain such a stupid thing?  Actually I take that back >  We know what kind of lawyer, a bonehead!!

 

[soccer08]

And what kind of lawyer would entertain such a stupid thing?  Actually I take that back >  We know what kind of lawyer, a bonehead!!

It's not that.  Lawyers will take any case they can get their hands on just so they can make money.  It would be better to question what kind of judge would actually hear a case like that?? ???

 

[Kat Stevens]

That 10 year custody battle would screech to a halt.  I would give up any custody claim, "She's all yours, former beloved, have fun!"

 

[medaid]

And MedTech says... Smack her upside the head and tell her that she's still grounded... WTF?

 

[Trinity]

Other articles on this case explain it much better to a more tolerable situation.

The girl simply could not take her father to court in such a short time period before the
trip happens.  It appears the parents are already in court and this was brought up as a
disagreement between both parents.  Both parents have responsibilities in making decisions
in care and control of their children.  It appears maybe the mother said yes she could go and
the father said no.  Then brought before the judge a decision was to be/asked??? to be made
(of that I'm not clear). 

It's more sad that a Judge has to rule between the parents on such a petty issue.  It appears to
be a freak incidence in the courts as I doubt many courts would ever accept such a case, unless
you happen to be the Canadian Human Rights Counsel, at which point anything is fair game 


Of course it's late and I may have read the other article wrong, but this way makes MUCH more sense
than simply taking one's father to court (no matter how tempting it may have been back in the day )

 

[lone bugler]

wow I can see my tax dollars are at work, the judicial system is dishing out more justice than ever, what's next? I sue my grandma for birthday money?

 

[Trinity]

After discovering that, the father told his daughter she couldn't go on the three-day school trip, which ended yesterday. According to Ms. Beaudoin, the daughter "slammed the door" and went to live with her mother, who was willing to let her take the trip.

However, the school wouldn't allow the girl to go unless both parents consented or she obtained a court order. That prompted the girl, with her mother's support, to take legal action against her father, culminating in the ruling.

According to Ms. Beaudoin, Judge Tessier found that denying the trip was unduly severe punishment. The fact that the girl is now living with her mother also factored into the judge's ruling, she said.

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=a0a1ba1e-6da4-4ca9-93b8-942a54192480

A much better article

 

[Grando]

I think the mother deserves a kick in the....ummm....something for the way she handled this