Wed Jun 27, 2012, 04:12 PM

360lbs father 'loses custody of two sons because judge rules he's too fat

A father who weighs 360 pounds claims has lost custody of his two sons - after a doctor told the courts he was too overweight to take care of them.

The 38-year-old man, from Ottawa, Canada, lost his year-long court battle to keep his sons, aged five and six, on Wednesday.

A judge ruled the boys would be put up for adoption, claiming the man would have struggled to keep up with his daily weight-loss program as well as caring for his the children.

It came after a doctor found the man could not keep up with the 'energetic' children during a court-ordered assessment of his health.

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In that time, he has lost 150 pounds, he said.

Superior Court Justice M. James ruled: '(The father’s) weight loss regime is itself a full-time job. So is parenting two high-needs children. One will inevitably have to give ground to the other.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162766/Obese-dad-Ottawa-losing-custody-battle-sons-hes-fat.html#ixzz1z1hQKyfi

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360lbs father 'loses custody of two sons because judge rules he's too fat (Original post)	Liberal_in_LA	Jun 2012	OP
do they take kids away from people in comas? wheelchairs?	unblock	Jun 2012	#1
A violent outburst can hurt a child, even if not physically.	pnwmom	Jun 2012	#3
agreed, and emotional abuse doesn't even need involve violence.	unblock	Jun 2012	#6
I agree completely. I hope the judge didn't base the decision	pnwmom	Jun 2012	#8
Adoption? The government	leftynyc	Jun 2012	#2
they've been in foster care for a year, during which the father lost 150 lbs.	unblock	Jun 2012	#7
This is bullshit	malaise	Jun 2012	#4
It's the Daily Mail.	LeftyMom	Jun 2012	#5

Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 04:18 PM

unblock (23,740 posts)

1. do they take kids away from people in comas? wheelchairs?

the article does mention "violent outbursts". THAT's potentially a very good reason to remove kids, but the article also says he's never actually hurt them.

the real question is, what's so bad about keeping them in foster care until he loses more weight?

hopefully there's more to it than one can glean from the short article.

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Response to unblock (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:02 PM

pnwmom (43,090 posts)

3. A violent outburst can hurt a child, even if not physically.

Emotional scars can run just as deep.

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Response to pnwmom (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:40 PM

unblock (23,740 posts)

6. agreed, and emotional abuse doesn't even need involve violence.

calmly telling a child they're worthless can be tremendously damaging.

my point was that one can only hope the court's actions were based on this aspect more than the weight, and that the weight was merely something that the father and/or the media latched on to.

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Response to unblock (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:44 PM

pnwmom (43,090 posts)