E) also, underrated subtle detail is the ex-husband representing himself vs the ex-wife who hired a lawyer for the “divvying up the stuffies” civil case
If I were that judge I would quit on the spot. It would send me into an existential crisis about what this society is and how many years of education and training were undertaken for this moment.
He drew controversy in recent years for his handling of the Brittney Bergeron case. He refused to grant Brittney’s request to terminate the parental rights of her mother, Tamara Schmidt.
Authorities said the girls were stabbed in January 2003 by two Utah teenagers in revenge for a bogus methamphetamine deal orchestrated by the Schmidts, who were girlfriend and boyfriend at the time.
Brittney, then 10, was paralyzed from the waist down, and her 3-year-old sister, Kristyanna Cowan, was killed.
Hardcastle’s decision was on appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court in February when Tamara Schmidt, still a prisoner, formally relinquished her parental rights and signed an open adoption agreement with the foster parents who have shared their home with Brittney for five years.
“This job is pretty hard on people, especially in Family Court,” Kathy Hardcastle said Wednesday.
She said Gerald Hardcastle builds model ships for relaxation, and she still has one on display in her office.
“This isn’t about toys. It’s about control,” Family Court Judge Gerald Hardcastle told the couple. “Because you folks can’t solve it, it takes the services of a District Court judge, a bailiff and a court reporter.”
There was snickering among the five or six people in the gallery.
“I don’t agree with the judge’s decision to do this. It’s ridiculous and embarrassing,” said Frances Mountain, moments before squatting on the courtroom floor alongside her ex-husband to choose first from a pile of dozens of stuffed toys.
The courtroom was silent for about three minutes while the two took turns picking babies.
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E) also, underrated subtle detail is the ex-husband representing himself vs the ex-wife who hired a lawyer for the “divvying up the stuffies” civil case
This is one of the funniest things this site has shown me
I been keeping this one in my back pocket for years :smuglord:
If I were that judge I would quit on the spot. It would send me into an existential crisis about what this society is and how many years of education and training were undertaken for this moment.
well you are certainly not judge gerald hardcastle
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/hardcastle-says-hell-quit-bench/
https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/nov/05/judge-plays-solomon-with-beanie-babies/
lmaooooooooooo