| 
	
	
		
		
		
		 I'm guessing there's more to this than the story reports.  For instance, with a 10 year custody battle, perhaps the father simply is not considered a guardian and does not have the right to inflict punishment.  Also, it says "refused to allow her to go on a school trip."  Does that mean the trip already happened?  If so, what exactly is the point of "overturning" the grounding if the damage has already been done?  Is this a gambit by the mother to gain an edge in the custody battle? 
 
I'm taking this story with a whole lot of salt grains. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
				__________________ 
				'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.'
-TJ
  
			 
		
		
		
		
	
	 |