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| − | The '''Elizabeth Morgan case''' was a highly-publicized child custody struggle initially located in Washington D.C. and later in New Zealand. The legal struggle was between Jean Elizabeth Morgan and Eric A. Foretich. 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 highly publicized child custody struggle initially located in Washington D.C. and later in New Zealand. The legal struggle was between Jean Elizabeth Morgan and Eric A. Foretich. 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> |
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| | It was Morgan’s father who first suggested that Foretich might be abusing Hilary. When Hilary was less than a year old, he insisted that Morgan take her to the emergency room to be examined for sexual abuse because her thighs were red when she returned | | It was Morgan’s father who first suggested that Foretich might be abusing Hilary. When Hilary was less than a year old, he insisted that Morgan take her to the emergency room to be examined for sexual abuse because her thighs were red when she returned |
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| | ==Further reading== | | ==Further reading== |
| − | * Creeden, Sharon, 1999, ''In Full Bloom: Tales of Women in Their Prime'', August House, ISBN 9780874835762 , Chap. 3: Protecting Our Daughters, pp. 31-38 | + | * Creeden, Sharon, 1999, ''In Full Bloom: Tales of Women in Their Prime'', August House, ISBN 9780874835762, Chap. 3: Protecting Our Daughters, pp. 31-38 |
| | * Groner, Jonathan, 1991, ''Hilary's Trial: The Elizabeth Morgan Case : A Child's Ordeal in America's Legal System'', ISBN 978-0671691769 | | * Groner, Jonathan, 1991, ''Hilary's Trial: The Elizabeth Morgan Case : A Child's Ordeal in America's Legal System'', ISBN 978-0671691769 |
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