Wendi,
I'm afraid I won't be much help.  I'm just wondering where dad was when she
was nursing her daughter 'til age 4.  Why didn't he object then if he
thought it was so awful.  My guess is that he agreed and supported the idea
and his attorney thinks it would be a great point to bring into court.  If
that's the case she could always respond with something like, "My (then)
husband and I were in agreement that continuing the nursing relationship was
beneficial for the physical and emotional well being of our daughter.  I'm
baffled that he now claims it was harmful."

Good Luck to you and this mom.  These cases make me so sad.
Dawn Martin
Austin, TX
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From: "Wendi Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 3:11 PM
Subject: court case ideas (quick)


> I have a unique situation and would like some quick ideas.  I am
supporting
> a mother who is going through a custody case trying to move from an urban
> area to a rural area, about an hour and a half away.  Her ex-husband is
> fighting her on the move and asking for partial custody, he already has
> visitation and mom is very cooperative with that.  He is pulling out all
the
> stops and is claiming that she is not a good mother because she nursed her
> now 11yo dd until dd was 4yo.  She is going to court later this week and
> wants some quick sound-byte type responses for the court questions.  She
> realizes that she will only have limited responses available and wants to
> sound calm and educated.  She is anticipating the question "Why did you
> nurse your daughter until she was four?".  There could be more questions.
> If you have any ideas as to quick, succinct responses that would work well
> in court, please respond to me privately and the list.
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> There is a time factor so quick responses are greatly appreciated.
>
> Wendi Jones
> Breastfeeding Advocate
> http://www.lactivist.com
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