Fairweather January 19, 2009 Share Fairweather Member January 19, 2009 cbc article A Gatineau father has asked Quebec's highest court to rule on the rights of parents after a lower court ordered he overstepped his bounds by prohibiting his daughter from going on a school trip. The Quebec Court of Appeal in Montreal heard arguments Tuesday in the case of a 12-year-old girl who took her father to court after she was grounded. In June 2008, the girl was preparing to go on a three-day trip with her Grade 6 class to Quebec City to celebrate their graduation from elementary school. However, the father told the girl she was not allowed to go after she disobeyed his orders to stay off the internet. The girl, whose parents are divorced, got a lawyer and took the matter to Quebec Superior Court. Judge Suzanne Tessier ruled in June that the father didn't have the right to bar the girl from the outing. In her ruling, the judge said there was no reason for the punishment to stand, since the girl was living with her mother, even though the father had custody at the time. The judge said the punishment was also excessive. The father has since given up custody of his daughter. However, his lawyer said he appealed to clarify the rights of parents in such situations because he still has custody of his three other children. The man's lawyer argued before the three-member appeal panel Tuesday that he was only exercising his parental rights. The judges have reserved their decision. apparently she was posting pictures of herself on a dating website and claiming she was 18.. what was the father supposed to do??? if she was picked up by a 35 year old guy and never seen again who would be blamed? the father. i think he had every right to not let her go on that trip for doing something so incredibly stupid and then disobeying him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan January 19, 2009 Share JackieChan GC Alumni January 19, 2009 lolwut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly January 19, 2009 Share dragonfly Member January 19, 2009 Wow, and as I read this I'm thinking, "You only got grounded???" What a waste of the court's time. This has nothing to do with justice whatsoever. It's just a whiny girl crying about getting into trouble for something she shouldn't have done. You can't only blame the French though, that's not fair. Though, it most certainly is more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather January 20, 2009 Author Share Fairweather Member January 20, 2009 Wow, and as I read this I'm thinking, "You only got grounded???" What a waste of the court's time. This has nothing to do with justice whatsoever. It's just a whiny girl crying about getting into trouble for something she shouldn't have done. You can't only blame the French though, that's not fair. Though, it most certainly is more fun. lol i know, gotta blame somebody tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling January 20, 2009 Share samurai nightling Member January 20, 2009 I hate today's judicial system. End of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFirstMonk January 20, 2009 Share TheFirstMonk Member January 20, 2009 Bleh. This girl is probably going to get away with whatever she wants now. And the judge is dumb too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo January 20, 2009 Share anonymo Member January 20, 2009 faith i had left in the french Your problem right there. I think he should have gotten a friend to pose as a dude to pick her up then scare the crap out of her, but then again she probably would have charged him for rape or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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