Mothers In Jail For Hiding Their Kids
In the divorce articles section here at Total Divorce, we recently posted a two part story that discusses women who have gone to jail for protecting their kids from the real or perceived danger of abuse. These mothers have hidden their children from their fathers and the courts, in order to avoid having to share custody or allow the dads to have visitation with the children.
In part 1 of the article about jail time for custody concerns, we discuss the case of April Griffin. Griffin has hidden her son and is currently in jail. She refuses to tell the court where her son is because she believes that if his father is allowed visitation, he will abuse him. She claims that her child’s father abused her while she was pregnant and she is not willing to take any risks with her son.
In part 2 of the article about mothers in jail for custody concerns, we discuss the famous case of Dr. Elizabeth Morgan. Dr. Morgan spent two years in jail while she hid her daughter from her ex-husband Dr. Eric Foretich, who she accused of sexually abusing the child. Dr. Morgan was eventually released from jail by a special act of Congress which limited the time that a person can be held in prison for civil contempt.
Both cases are very interesting, but they are far from the only cases of mothers who have served time in jail over their custody concerns.
January 24th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I was doing some research for my Divorce Online Canada Blog and found you website and I must I am very impressed with the depth of writing and content please keep up the good work on all our behalf’s… Especially reporting the misplaced ideas in todays world, it’s like I tell my clients: “It’s so much more beneficial if both parties can come to a mutual agreement… Maybe even give a little and take a little less in some regards it might seem that your the one always giving more, but in the long run it will come back to you 10 times…”
Thanks,
Howard M
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:46 pm
I think that some of the panic that develops during divorces come from a simple fear of the unknow. People panic when they don’t know how much they will be able to see their kids, how they will pay their bills and how they will rebuild their lives. Because of this it is very important for divorce professionals to educate their clients to help alleviate some of this initial fear and to prevent parents from taking drastic actions.
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