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2-23-2003
Grandparents fight state for kids in war of Roses
By MARGARET NEWKIRK
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Lawyer: Punish grandparents in custody dispute
Author:    BILL RANKIN; Staff Date: March 28, 2003 Publication: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) Page Number: E3 Word Count: 502

A lawyer wants a Cherokee County Juvenile Court judge to hold two grandparents involved in a bitter child custody dispute in contempt of court for providing information about the case to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The lawyer is seeking sanctions that could include fines and incarceration.

In a Journal-Constitution article published Feb. 23, Barbara and Claude Rose strongly criticized the handling of the child welfare case of their two grandchildren. The Roses, who....

State thwarts pushy grandmother in custody fight
Author:    MARGARET NEWKIRK; Staff Date: February 23, 2003 Publication: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) Page Number: A1 Word Count: 3209

Last summer, agents of the Cherokee County child welfare system plucked two small children from the comfort of their grandparents' home after a judge questioned the couple's fitness to raise them.

His proof? A videotape the grandparents had made.

The tape showed the 3-year-old boy playing with chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant and "driving a go-cart in the street with traffic nearby,'' Juvenile Court Judge John Sumner wrote.