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Elizabeth Morgan case (view source)
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The '''Elizabeth Morgan case''' was a high-publicized child custody struggle initially located in Washington D.C. and later in New Zealand. Over 1000 news articles were published on it. It cost the litigants in attorneys fees, expert witness and court costs etc. a combined total of over $4 million. As the struggle stretched out over many years and beyond the borders of the USA, it involved two [[Act of Congress|Acts of Congress]].<ref>Carbone, June and Harris, Leslie J., 2007, "Family Law Armageddon", Chapter in "Family Law Stories" Sanger, Carol, ISBN 1599410206 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=983770</ref><ref>http://www.laweekly.com/news/morgan-vs-foretich-twenty-years-later-2158156</ref>
The '''Elizabeth Morgan case''' was a high-publicized child custody struggle initially located in Washington D.C. and later in New Zealand. Over 1000 news articles were published on it. It cost the litigants in attorneys fees, expert witness and court costs etc. a combined total of over $4 million. As the struggle stretched out over many years and beyond the borders of the USA, it involved two [[Act of Congress|Acts of Congress]].<ref>Carbone, June and Harris, Leslie J., 2007, "Family Law Armageddon", Chapter in "Family Law Stories" Sanger, Carol, ISBN 1599410206 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=983770</ref><ref>http://www.laweekly.com/news/morgan-vs-foretich-twenty-years-later-2158156</ref>
The U.S. Congress intervened twice to see that the existing laws did not apply to Elizabeth Morgan. Once in 1989 and again in 1996. See below. After being freed on September 25, 1989, Morgan traveled to New Zealand and rejoin Hilary and the grandparents. Foretich searched and was able to locate Hilary in Christchurch in February 1990. After attempting to resume the custody struggle under New Zealand law, Foretich gave up, in part because of the financial burden of pursuing the matter. Morgan and family returned to the USA in 1997 after the second congressional intervention, freed of Judge Dixon's jurisdiction.
The U.S. Congress intervened twice to see that the existing laws did not apply to Elizabeth Morgan. Once in 1989 and again in 1996. See below. After being freed on September 25, 1989, Morgan traveled to New Zealand and rejoin Hilary and the grandparents. Foretich searched and was able to locate Hilary in Christchurch in February 1990. After attempting to resume the custody struggle under New Zealand law, Foretich gave up, in part because of the financial burden of pursuing the matter. Morgan and family returned to the USA in 1997 after the second congressional intervention, freed of Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr.'s jurisdiction in DC family court.
Elizabeth Morgan was later involved in the [[Elsa Newman case]].
Elizabeth Morgan was later involved in the [[Elsa Newman case]].
Morgan made public appearances at women's groups. On December 14, 2001, Elizabeth Morgan was the featured speaker at a forum in Bowie sponsored by Justice for Children, Delegate Joan Pitkin, and others. Elsa Newman and Margery Lemb Landry had helped organize the event. Morgan lectured on the evils of child abuse. "Osama bin Laden had nothing to teach me about evil on September 11," Morgan told the women, according to news reports. She compared Maryland's family-court judges to the Spanish Inquisition in their potential to inflict cruelty. Morgan reiterated the three options she held out for women who believe the system is not protecting their children from sexual abuse: Give in to incest, pick up the child and run for your life–or get a gun and shoot the abuser.
https://www.washingtonian.com/2002/06/01/deadly-triangle/
==Further reading==
==Further reading==