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<http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#comment>FARK it! <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> Send to AIM <aim:goim?Message=http://www.miamiherald.com/772/story/1401965.html> Seed Newsvine <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> Add to Reddit <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> Add to Google Bookmarks <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> Thumb this up at StumbleUpon. <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> Publish this post to LinkedIn <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> Add to del.icio.us <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> <http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=the_miami_herald&guid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2Fnews%2Fnation%2FAP%2Fstory%2F1401965.html&targetUrl=> Post to MySpace <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> Add to facebook <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> DIGG This <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> Bookmark this post on Twitter. <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401965.html#> Vt. judge: Birth mom must give child to ex-partner Similar stories: . Ex-priest admits he fathered baby with stripper, wants custody <http://www.miamiherald.com/1374/story/1270634.html?storylink=mirelated> Ex-priest admits he fathered baby with stripper, wants custody Former South Florida Catholic priest David Dueppen admits he fathered a baby with a former stripper but now wants custody of the infant girl. In court documents filed this week in Miami-Dade family court, Dueppen said he wants majority custody of baby Marilyn Epiphany. "He has never denied paternity for the child and he would like to be very involved in the child's life," his attorney, Raymon Rafool, said on Wednesday. . Former priest, ex-stripper set for child custody battle <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1271872.html?storylink=mirelated> Former priest, ex-stripper set for child custody battle South Florida Catholic priest David Dueppen admits he fathered a baby with a former stripper, and now wants custody of the infant girl. Dueppen, in documents filed in Miami-Dade family court, said he wants to be the primary caretaker of baby Marilyn Epiphany, who was born in January. ``He has never denied paternity for the child and he would like to be very involved in the child's life,'' his attorney, Raymon Rafool, said Wednesday. . In death, Broward father may become dad again <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1160243.html?storylink=mirelated> In death, Broward father may become dad again In life, he was a lousy father. His love for the crack pipe was mightier than the love for his children, a Broward judge decided, and ended his parental rights to his pre-teen daughter. But before his appeal of the judge's order was final, the father known in court records as C.A. died after being struck by a car. . Brazilian family wants to bring boy back from US <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1401812.html?storylink=mirelated> Brazilian family wants to bring boy back from US The Brazilian family of a 9-year-old boy returned by court order to his U.S. father said Tuesday it will fight to regain custody. Lawyers for the relatives of Sean Goldman said they will push forward with a request from his Brazilian grandmother to allow the boy to make his own wishes known in court. The request was initially denied, but the Supreme Court has not issued a final ruling on that matter. The court does not convene until February. . Sarah Palin's daughter seeks full custody of baby <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1401330.html?storylink=mirelated> Sarah Palin's daughter seeks full custody of baby An Alaska judge's ruling has revealed a heated legal custody battle between Sarah Palin's daughter and the father of Palin's grandson. A November request by 18-year-old Bristol Palin keep the proceedings closed was denied Christmas Eve. Her Nov. 3 petition for sole custody and child support also seeks a visitation schedule for Levi Johnston, the father of 1-year-old Tripp. Bristol says her ex-fiance has exercised "sporadic visitation rights." By WILSON RING Associated Press Writer MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The birth mother of a 7-year-old Virginia girl must transfer custody of the child to the woman's former lesbian partner, a Vermont judge ruled, adding that it seems the woman has "disappeared" with her daughter. Vermont Family Court Judge William Cohen ordered Lisa Miller of Winchester, Va., to turn over daughter Isabella to Janet Jenkins of Fair Haven at 1 p.m. Friday at the Virginia home of Jenkins' parents. But in the Dec. 22 order denying Miller's request to delay the transfer of Isabella, Cohen wrote: "It appears that Ms. Miller has ceased contact with her attorneys and disappeared with the minor child." Miller and Jenkins were joined in a Vermont civil union in 2000. Isabella was born to Miller through artificial insemination in 2002. The couple broke up in 2003, and Miller moved to Virginia, renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical Christian. Cohen awarded custody of the girl to Jenkins on Nov. 20 after finding Miller in contempt of court for denying Jenkins access to the girl. The judge said the only way to ensure equal access to the child was to switch custody. He also said the benefits to the child of having access to both parents would be worth the difficulties of the change. Mathew Staver, Miller's attorney, declined through a spokeswoman to comment on the case. A listing for Lisa Miller in Winchester, Va., says the phone line has been temporarily disconnected at the customer's request. Jenkins' attorney, Sarah Star, said she hopes Miller is simply not communicating with her attorneys but plans to comply with the order. "It is Ms. Jenkins' intent when she has custody of Isabella to allow as liberal contact as is possible with her other mother," Star said Tuesday. When Cohen dissolved the civil union, he awarded custody to Miller but granted liberal visitation rights to Jenkins. The supreme courts of Virginia and Vermont ruled in favor of Jenkins, saying the case was the same as a custody dispute between a heterosexual couple. The case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear arguments on it. Associated Press Writer Steve Szkotak contributed to this report from Richmond, Va. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
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