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Ruling referred to the flag as a ‘symbol inflaming the already strained relationship between the parties’ in custody battle ( Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A New York district court ruled that a woman must remove a rock with a Confederate flag painted on it from her driveway, or may find it becomes a factor in a custody battle for her mixed-race child.
Justices in an appellate division of the state’s second-highest court in Albany ruled unanimously in a 5-0 decision that a couple would retain joint custody of their child.
However, the woman has until 1 June to remove the rock or, according to the court’s ruling, it could play a role in “any future best interests analysis” regarding the child, who was born in 2014 and attends school in Dryden, east of Ithaca.
Judge rules woman must choose her Confederate flag or her biracial child
“Given that the child is of mixed race, it would seem apparent that the presence of the flag is not in the child s best interests. By
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Albany, N.Y., district court justices ruled last week a Confederate flag painted on a rock in a woman’s driveway could play a role in an ongoing battle for custody of her multiracial child.
An appellate division of the state’s second highest court ruled in a 5-0 decision a couple would retain joint custody of their child born in 2014.
Christie has been fighting for custody of her seven-year-old mixed race daughter
Judge said a rock painted with a Confederate flag in the mother s driveway was inflaming her already strained relationship with the girl s father Isaiah
However, the rock hadn t been considered a point of tension during previous hearings in the long-running custody battle
The judges said the mother must encourage and teach the child to embrace her mixed race identity
Jason Leifer, the child s attorney, told the DailyMail.com the ruling could encourage warring parents to voice their political views in custody disputes
Leifer said the judgment could have a chilling effect on free speech
Court orders CNY woman to remove Confederate flag or risk custody of multiracial child
Updated May 07, 8:45 AM;
Posted May 07, 8:45 AM
This 2020 file photo shows a Confederate flag in Pittsboro, N.C.AP Photo/Gerry Broome
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Albany, N.Y. Appellate justices in Albany on Thursday ordered a woman in Central New York to remove a rock from her driveway that is painted with a Confederate flag or risk a “change of circumstances” in the custody case of her multiracial daughter.
In a unanimous 5-0 ruling, appellate justices allowed the couple to retain joint custody of the child, who was born in 2014 and attends school in the Dryden Central School District in Tompkins County.
Court orders upstate woman to remove Confederate flag or risk custody of child
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Appellate justices in Albany on Thursday ordered a woman in Tompkins County to remove a rock from her driveway that is painted with a Confederate flag or risk it impacting the custody case involving her multi-racial daughter. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEIN
ALBANY – Appellate justices in Albany on Thursday ordered a woman in Tompkins County to remove a rock from her driveway that is painted with a Confederate flag or risk a change of circumstances in the custody case of her multiracial daughter.
In a unanimous 5-0 ruling, appellate justices allowed the couple to retain joint custody of the child, who was born in 2014 and attends school in the Dryden Central School District, which is east of Ithaca.