Cuban father asks judge to let him take daughter home – Miami
Tagged: attorney, children, Cuba, Cuban, family, Florida, judge, MiamiPosted on: August 28th, 2007“A judge lashed out Monday at a state attorney who argued that a Cuban farmer is causing his 4-year-old daughter irreparable harm by trying to reclaim her from state custody, saying she had never heard such an argument in her many years on the bench.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jeri B. Cohen agreed to let the case go to trial against the father, but she jumped on Rebecca Kapusta, an attorney for Florida’s Department of Children & Families, who argued the girl should be allowed to remain with her wealthy Cuban-American foster family. The case is raising memories of the battle over Elian Gonzalez almost eight years ago”
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