Monday, February 05, 2007

Dad left out in the cold

edmontonsun.com - Edmonton News - Dad left out in the cold: "My heart aches for him. A room in the house Adam shares with his fiancee in Saskatoon is furnished and ready for a baby boy - the crib, the stroller, the toys.

But the child isn't coming home.

This past week, a Saskatchewan court denied 'Adam' (his court-appointed pseudonym) custody of his eight-month-old child. Instead, the boy will be raised by a Prince Albert couple selected by 'Rose,' the birth mother.

The court also denied Adam an order giving him access to the boy for at least a solid year - unless the parties to the case agree on an access arrangement, which seems unlikely, given the raw emotions generated by the case.

But did this ruling set a legal precedent? Do estranged fathers have fewer parental rights under Canadian law now than they did before Adam took his fight to court? "

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