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Parental love that laughs at court decree
A sweeping survey of child custody across cases where mothers and fathers pursue children despite legal rulings. The piece highlights dramatic abductions and chases from New York to Pennsylvania, Greenwich, and beyond, showing how parental love often overrides court orders. It emphasizes the enduring bond and the idea that custody battles may not truly settle parental love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Grace Matthews
Brooklyn
Mrs. Matthews
Mr. Matthews
Sayre
Waverly
N.Y
Erie
Binghamton
Pennsylvania
New York
New York Central
Juttle
New York City
Mia. Seldner
Eleanor
Tallman
Frederick Story Forest
H. B. Nichols
Nichols
Catherine
Greenwich
Conn
Retoh
Carlton
Forest Clark
Boston
Creamers
Phipps
Lawrence Phippa
Holland House
Publc
Lawrence Phipps
Carnegie
Frank E. Albinger
Seventh Avenue
Meetig
Agnes Doherty
Billy’ Inman
Broadway
Brooklyn Bridge
Mr. Inman
Smallion
William McGreevy
Mr. McGreevy
Stamford
Jamaice
L. J
Polce
Ida May .Wood
Nihel Terrell
Chicago
Kenosha
Wis
Charles Koster
New Brunswick
N. J
B.colden
Hackensack