The crying judge rules. She's going to Nassau.
 

Just in, Anna's going to be buried by her son's side.

Actually, now what he has said is that the Guardian ad Lightem of the infant DannyLynn has custody.

The funny part is, nothing has actually been decided.

He directed the Guardian to consult with the three other parties to give input to where Anna should be buried.

What a mess.

People? Get your affairs in order now.

The owner of the house in the Bahamas that Howard and Anna supposedly 'bought', has just filed papers to have them evicted. The baby is there, and the house has been broken into several times and items stolen.

Frikken' circus. Ridiculous.

Anytime a Flori-duh court gets involved, you just KNOW it's going to be a disaster. Remember Terri Schaivo? Yep. Flori-duh. That mess with the 2000 election? Flori-duh.

At least CA has been okay since the O.J. trial, and at least Judge Ito attempted to keep that one from turning into a mess. This guy seems to revel in it.

I dunno dude- not trying to defend Florida or anything- but coming from Cali, I think its a bit of the pot and the kettle. I think I've seem some ludicrous cases for both.

Your such a hater living in a glass house.


Two letters for you.

O J

Have a nice day in Cali.

Umm...yeah Jeff. This coming from a guy who lives in CALI-for-ni-a.:rolleyes: Who is your governor?SmileWavy
This mess was caused by ANS and the leaches and morons associated with her. You can take the trash out of the trailor but you can't take the trailor out of the trash.

A real judge would have demanded briefing by all interested parties, given them a short briefing schedule, and allowed each side a half hour of arguments in a single motion hearing. And the decision should have come out the next afternoon.

The whole thing would have been done and decided in a week with the modicum of dignity that can be salvaged from the situation. The way it all has unfolded is disgraceful.

Guess O.J. figures the "real" killers are hanging out at the local country club.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1172183183.jpg

So who now gets the kid? And who gets the money?

LOL

who do you think?

Seriously, I have no idea. I'm having trouble understanding this case. Scooter Libby's trial is easier to follow, IMO.

this will stay in the courts for many years.

a good lawyer keeps his client in litigation for as long as possible... was it someone on this board that said this?

As they say, "Everyone's innocent until proven broke."

Damn it! I'm going to law school. Screw cartoons. :D

It's funny, I watched a good portion of the last two days proceedings.

Florida law says one thing about who is next of kin. Under 18yrs old is one thing, over 18 is another. The Mom is next of kin by Florida law. The infant is represented by counsel. THAT counsel is the only one that did NOT have a cause in that courtroom. Meaning, he did not bring any of those proceedings to that court.

The judge appears to have bypassed all the 'interested parties' and gave custody of the body to the Guardian of the infant...who, BTW is not in any USA jurisdicition.

These last week's worth of proceedings and media circus was basically for nothing.

What a mess.

I have studiously ignored the court proceedings, but ended up watching a few minutes at an airport bar today.

The judge was monologuing on and on, saying he'd shed tears for Anna, he felt deeply for everyone involved, etc etc.

I don't think I've ever seen such an idiot on the bench. The guy was clearly mugging for the camera, making it as much and as long of a spectacle as possible, auditioning for his own "reality judge" show.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/329401-its-4-06-pm.html

As a lawyer, I've run across difficult/eccentric judges in my career. BUT, as much of a flake this guy is, I think he came to the right conclusion despite the circuitous route.

There are two apparently conflicting provisons of Florida law on the situation. One which lists the the order to release the remains as a. the spouse b.a child over 18 b. the parents, etc and another being a. the spouse b. lineal descendents (without specifying age) c. the parents, etc. It appears the former applies only to funeral homes, which was not involved in his case.

It must be noted that the court's authority only deals with to whom the body is released, not as to what happens from there, although the judge indicated where he thought the body should be interred. I'm of the opinion that once the body was turned over to the guardian ad litem, it was up to him to act on behalf of the child as he saw fit.

That being said, I do question the validity of the appointment of the guardian ad litem given that the child is not in the Florida jurisdiction. (This will be a major issue on the paternity case as typically jurisdiction is where the child is physically located although the california courts seem to be relying on where the child was conceived.)

Bottom line is that this should have been ruled on after about a 3 hour hearing on the first day without all the goofy histrionics.