The Wacky World of Family Court

Family Court gets wackier everyday. Here are three cases from this week alone.

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From Seattle, we learn that Shawnna Hughes is pregnant, her no-good husband has been in jail for at least two years for assaulting her, and he was recently transferred to Montana to await trial on additional drug charges. Mrs. Hughes wants a divorce. The only problem is, the judge ruled that she cannot finalize her divorce until she has given birth. At that time, paternity can be determined.

The Los Angeles Times ran a major story on the case. According to the Times, “The ruling has provoked outrage among women’s rights groups. . .” The American Civil Liberties Union has leapt into the breach to join Mrs. Hughes’ appeal. (When Fathers & Families approaches the ACLU about severe abuses against fathers, they yawn and gravely tell us they only pursue cases involving the Bill of Rights – but how exactly does a delayed divorce rise to the level of the Bill of Rights?) The Northwest Women’s Law Center has also jumped into the case. And the Boston Globe has decided that this 3,000 mile-away-story belongs on page 2, of all places.

OK, so it’s a wacky decision. OK, so it has little or no basis in law. OK, so maybe if you stretch it, it’s some form of discrimination. ...

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