California Husband and Wife look forward to the birth of their Triplets.
Wife delivers the Triplets.
And then, allegedly as a result of medical malpractice, Wife is left severely brain damaged. Unable to eat. Speak. Or move.
One year later, Husband divorces Wife.
Husband discontinues bringing her Triplets to visit Wife.
And Husband goes to family court to attempt to terminate Wife’s parental rights to Triplets.
Termination of parental rights is generally reserved for parents who have abused or neglected their children. Or abandoned them … persistently … willfully … or grossly negligently.
Family court denies the termination of Wife’s parental rights to Triplets.
And awards Wife visitation with the Triplets…
A single annual in-person visitation of five days. With Husband present.
And a monthly internet video conference.
Wife is reportedly thrilled by the prospect of her five day timesharing with the Triplets.
Read more in this [Salt Lake City] Deseret News article: Disabled mother’s visitation cut to 5 days per year and this Los Angeles Times article: Abbie Dorn, severely disabled giving birth to triplets, wins the right to spend time with her children.
