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Kelly Rutherford's Custody Battle

June222 — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:15:36 GMT

I think it was so sad that she had to return the two children to the Father in Monoco. They are American citizens and should be with their Mother here. The Father is not even a citizen of Monoco. I feel bad for the children that they are being used like pawns between the two parents.

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NYC Susan — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:34:37 GMT

If you read the court documents, you'll see why the court ruled as it did. Kelly is on a PR campaign in which she claims not to know why all of this has happened, but the truth is that she does know because it's clearly spelled out and was certainly explained to her by her attorney. She's the one who made sure her ex could no longer live in the US, a plan that clearly backfired. And he has shown genuine interest in effectively co-parenting with her, while she continually discredits him, uses her children against him, etc, etc.

She could end all of this, but she's choosing not to because her hatred for her ex is clearly stronger than her love for her children. I'm not saying she doesn't love them and this is certainly a sad situation. But it's not at all the way she's representing it when she goes on TV and speaks to the press.

I knew some of the details awhile ago, but I read the court documents last night, and the ruling, IMO, is very fair. It's all pretty fascinating.

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Mmsfoxxie — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:36:32 GMT

Yes, this is a very, very sad story. Through no fault of her own, she probably will never have any custody. I hope the Morocan (?) government at least allows her to see them again. What kind of man would do this to his children? It seems the American government let this family down and now they're saying their hands are tied. Children grow so fast so they need their mother now not later.

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Irshgrl31201 — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:37:07 GMT

I felt sorry for Kelly until I read more about it. She brought this all on herself. Even the judge said that she was the one who refused to facilitate a relationship with their father. She was the one that made him lose his visa to the US thinking that would end his rights. She was then told to put his name on the daughters birth certificate after she was born and refused to do so even after being asked to twice by the judge. She refused to take psych test that both parents were ordered to take by the judge. He has followed every order given to him by the judge including buying her 6 round trip tickets per year and a place for her to stay while visiting them. I think what Kelly has done to her children will be something she deeply regrets when they are grown. She needs to stop now.

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SydneyH — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:39:35 GMT

Rutherford put her hatred of her ex before her children's well being, no sympathy here imo.

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Irshgrl31201 — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:40:22 GMT

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
Yes, this is a very, very sad story. Through no fault of her own, she probably will never have any custody. I hope the Morocan (?) government at least allows her to see them again. What kind of man would do this to his children? It seems the American government let this family down and now they're saying their hands are tied. Children grow so fast so they need their mother now not later.

Actually it is entirely her fault that she is in this position. What kind of mother would try to get their fathers visa revoked? She has ignored or defied every order the court and judge gave her in the beginning and she would likely have majority custody if she had listened and not treated the court proceedings as if she were in charge, not the judge.

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Mmsfoxxie — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:41:28 GMT

@NYC Susan wrote:
If you read the court documents, you'll see why the court ruled as it did. Kelly is on a PR campaign in which she claims not to know why all of this has happened, but the truth is that she does know because it's clearly spelled out and was certainly explained to her by her attorney. She's the one who made sure her ex could no longer live in the US, a plan that clearly backfired. And he has shown genuine interest in effectively co-parenting with her, while she continually discredits him, uses her children against him, etc, etc.

She could end all of this, but she's choosing not to because her hatred for her ex is clearly stronger than her love for her children. I'm not saying she doesn't love them and this is certainly a sad situation. But it's not at all the way she's representing it when she goes on TV and speaks to the press.

I knew some of the details awhile ago, but I read the court documents last night, and the ruling, IMO, is very fair. It's all pretty fascinating.

If all of what you say is true, then this is sadder than we knew. But I'm surprised that none of the media is aware of the court documents.

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MyGirlsMom — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:42:12 GMT

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
Yes, this is a very, very sad story. Through no fault of her own, she probably will never have any custody. I hope the Morocan (?) government at least allows her to see them again. What kind of man would do this to his children? It seems the American government let this family down and now they're saying their hands are tied. Children grow so fast so they need their mother now not later.

Please read the court documents and what the NY and California Judges had/have to say. It's VERY interesting. Ms. Rutherford brought this all upon herself.

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NYC Susan — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:44:14 GMT

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
Yes, this is a very, very sad story. Through no fault of her own, she probably will never have any custody. I hope the Morocan (?) government at least allows her to see them again. What kind of man would do this to his children? It seems the American government let this family down and now they're saying their hands are tied. Children grow so fast so they need their mother now not later.

She actually is responsible for a lot of this. Her ex is only not allowed in this country because she had her attorney file a false report against him. There's a lot more behind this story than she wants people to know.

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Irshgrl31201 — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:45:35 GMT

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
@NYC Susan wrote:
If you read the court documents, you'll see why the court ruled as it did. Kelly is on a PR campaign in which she claims not to know why all of this has happened, but the truth is that she does know because it's clearly spelled out and was certainly explained to her by her attorney. She's the one who made sure her ex could no longer live in the US, a plan that clearly backfired. And he has shown genuine interest in effectively co-parenting with her, while she continually discredits him, uses her children against him, etc, etc.

She could end all of this, but she's choosing not to because her hatred for her ex is clearly stronger than her love for her children. I'm not saying she doesn't love them and this is certainly a sad situation. But it's not at all the way she's representing it when she goes on TV and speaks to the press.

I knew some of the details awhile ago, but I read the court documents last night, and the ruling, IMO, is very fair. It's all pretty fascinating.

If all of what you say is true, then this is sadder than we knew. But I'm surprised that none of the media is aware of the court documents.

The media is aware. That is where I first read about it. TMZ is one of the places I read that she was the one responsible for getting his visa revoked. She did that thinking that he would then not be able to see the children. Then the judge ordered 50/50 custody seeing all the dirty tricks she played. Her husband still followed the rules of the court and she continued to not follow them up to the fiasco she pulled this past week.

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Mmsfoxxie — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:52:11 GMT

Got it ladies. Thanks for the update.

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NYC Susan — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:53:53 GMT

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
@NYC Susan wrote:
If you read the court documents, you'll see why the court ruled as it did. Kelly is on a PR campaign in which she claims not to know why all of this has happened, but the truth is that she does know because it's clearly spelled out and was certainly explained to her by her attorney. She's the one who made sure her ex could no longer live in the US, a plan that clearly backfired. And he has shown genuine interest in effectively co-parenting with her, while she continually discredits him, uses her children against him, etc, etc.

She could end all of this, but she's choosing not to because her hatred for her ex is clearly stronger than her love for her children. I'm not saying she doesn't love them and this is certainly a sad situation. But it's not at all the way she's representing it when she goes on TV and speaks to the press.

I knew some of the details awhile ago, but I read the court documents last night, and the ruling, IMO, is very fair. It's all pretty fascinating.

If all of what you say is true, then this is sadder than we knew. But I'm surprised that none of the media is aware of the court documents.

What I say is true. It's all in the court documents, easily available online. And the media is aware.

Not only did she do everything possible to keep her children from their father, but she goes on TV and completely lies about the entire situation, portraying herself as an innocent victim and leaving out crucial details.

Her history prior to this was a little shady too, especially re the way she treated her first husband.

The current situation is very clearly spelled out in court documents, so it has far more weight than simple gossip.

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redhead handbag queen — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:55:27 GMT

It really makes you question the main stream media though as they keep propping her up as the victim in this.

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NYC Susan — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:55:02 GMT

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
Got it ladies. Thanks for the update.

Sorry - I just saw this, after I wrote my most recent reply.

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NYC Susan — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:58:55 GMT

@RedHead handbag queen wrote:
It really makes you question the main stream media though as the keep propping her up as the victim in this.

Not from what I've seen. The only one I see portraying Kelly as a victim is Kelly herself. I think the media has been very balanced, and more critical of her as time goes by. They bought into her story at first, but then details and the truth started to come out. The last few reports I've seen have been much more negative about her.

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muttmom — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:57:50 GMT

She has had very bad legal advice. Her husband has custody because of her antics.

The children are now bilingual and immersed in their new culture.

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NYC Susan — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 23:25:21 GMT

@muttmom wrote:
She has had very bad legal advice. Her husband has custody because of her antics.

The children are now bilingual and immersed in their new culture.

Bad legal advice, maybe. But she also hasn't been compliant, so that's on her. And she's not a very nice person, so it goes beyond the legal aspect.

The children, btw, were always bilingual, which is something she wanted. That's in the court documents. Her husband doesn't have sole custody. It's complicated, but it's all clearly spelled out in the documents too.

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hckynutjohn — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 23:13:09 GMT

I saw her on the MK show last night with her attorney. Something is wrong with this whole picture. When they are American Citizens Only, her attorney said nobody can be forced to leave their country of origin, that it is against the Constitution.

Divorce is always bad for children, some worse than others. This case needs to go up the ladder of Courts at an expedited speed, in my opinion. Smells like something not right in this NY Judge's decision to me.

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NYC Susan — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 02:05:07 GMT

@hckynutjohn wrote:

I saw her on the MK show last night with her attorney. Something is wrong with this whole picture. When they are American Citizens Only, her attorney said nobody can be forced to leave their country of origin, that it is against the Constitution.

Divorce is always bad for children, some worse than others. This case needs to go up the ladder of Courts at an expedited speed, in my opinion. Smells like something not right in this NY Judge's decision to me.

The case has been before the courts over & over again. There's a reason why they've all ruled the way they have. It's all explained in the court documents. It comes down to the best way for these children to have both parents in their lives.

She & her attorney are on a PR campaign, and are clearly not telling the whole story. She is intent on discrediting her ex, has no interest in co-parenting with him, and has shown time & time again that the best interests of the children are not a priority for her.

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Irshgrl31201 — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 23:32:47 GMT

@hckynutjohn wrote:

I saw her on the MK show last night with her attorney. Something is wrong with this whole picture. When they are American Citizens Only, her attorney said nobody can be forced to leave their country of origin, that it is against the Constitution.

Divorce is always bad for children, some worse than others. This case needs to go up the ladder of Courts at an expedited speed, in my opinion. Smells like something not right in this NY Judge's decision to me.

This judge did the absolute right thing. If it weren't for Kellys antics she would have likely had sole custod and he would have had visitation but she defied nearly every single court order which almost all of them were standard requests. This is not against the constitution and 100% all of her fault. After reading through all the documents I think the judge should not even let the kids around her. She is nuts and everything she has done has HURT her kids not helped them at all. She is a very vindictive woman and thankfully the court has seen through this and put the kids with the parent who put the childrens interest above thier own petty hatred.