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[SIZE=3]...just a bit late, but still appropriate[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Child Welfare in Kentucky.[/SIZE]


[SIZE=3]A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Lexington, Kentucky courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him.[/SIZE]


[SIZE=3]The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible.[/SIZE]


[SIZE=3]The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her.
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[SIZE=3]When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him.[/SIZE]


[SIZE=3]After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge called for a recess [/SIZE][SIZE=3]to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]After a two hour recess, the judge seated himself back on the bench and announced that he had granted temporary custody to Orlando Tubby Smith, coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats. He based his decision on the fact that Mr. Smith [/SIZE][SIZE=3]is not capable of beating anyone.

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