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43. The marriage made his son legally an adult

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 12:03 PM

Jul 2012

And he could legally no longer have to obey the court order, since he is no longer a minor.

There was no other way.

There is no legal basis for incarcerating the father.

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Millionaire allows teen son to marry housekeeper's daughter, avoid school [View all] Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 OP

Florida. nt Javaman Jul 2012 #1

'sez it all. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #3

Please enlighten me. What is the "all" that it "sez"? Edweird Jul 2012 #19

Yeah! And? A FLORIDA dad used the rules to keep his son out of a private reform school/prison. Edweird Jul 2012 #14

+1 good for the Dad obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #16

And what does his millionare-ness have to do with it? 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2012 #24

this 16 year old will grow up amounting to nothing. WI_DEM Jul 2012 #2

Why? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #15

+1000. pnwmom Jul 2012 #55

IOW....the Junior Senator from Florida(R) ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #26

Logan River Academy is a teen behavior modification facility. Lasher Jul 2012 #4

My brother went to one of those. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #7

Exactly -- a "boot camp" where th4 kids are prisoners obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #12

Oh wow... I wish I had seen this info before writing my post downthread. PotatoChip Jul 2012 #21

It really is difficult to understand what's going on in this case without Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #27

The marriage made his son legally an adult obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #43

Yes, I realize that now. PotatoChip Jul 2012 #46

I have a "thing" about these so-called schools obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #57

I'm so sorry to hear about this person you know. PotatoChip Jul 2012 #60

That sheds an entirely different light on the whole story. hifiguy Jul 2012 #31

This is just another shitty example of what passes for journalism in the US. Lasher Jul 2012 #63

This will be one for the lawyers. He did not break any laws. He just made a court order moot. CBGLuthier Jul 2012 #5

Without really knowing why the mother would take such an extreme measure, it really Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #10

This isn't a military school obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #17

Would keep my eye on the Miami Herald to see what develops. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #18

Short of the son being a serial killer, no, it isn't hard at all to judge. 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2012 #25

I hate the way the media covers these things treestar Jul 2012 #6

With his kind of money, I'm sure that if there is another side of this story, we'll hear about it. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #8

Good for the Dad -- this appears to be a "boot camp" wilderness place obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #9

You're probably right. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #11

That's just so wrong. Wtf? PotatoChip Jul 2012 #13

Some links about this youth prison masquerading as a school obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #20

Thanks for the info obamanut. PotatoChip Jul 2012 #22

The 180 days in jail are SO worth it. 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2012 #23

Good info. Bravo to the dad! JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #30

You're welcome obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #44

I was just about to google that, thank you. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #47

The rich ARE different from you and me... MrScorpio Jul 2012 #28

So what would you have done differently? Edweird Jul 2012 #29

Uhhhh� YEAH! nt MrScorpio Jul 2012 #36

Again, I ask: What would you have done differently? Edweird Jul 2012 #37

I would have sent the kid to school MrScorpio Jul 2012 #45

I really recommend Cal Carpenter Jul 2012 #48

Couldn't they have sent the kind to a different school for better care? MrScorpio Jul 2012 #50

I realize Cal Carpenter Jul 2012 #54

Ignorant knee-jerk comments are much more entertaining :) Edweird Jul 2012 #53

That's what I did! And it ended up ... poorly. ieoeja Jul 2012 #49

Florida dad (1) Dads from wherever you are, being represented by you (0) Edweird Jul 2012 #52

Wow obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #58

A different school, not the one listed MrScorpio Jul 2012 #59

Except that the son was COURT ORDERED to go there. You, as father, have no discretion. Edweird Jul 2012 #61

THERE WAS A COURT ORDER as the OP stated obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #62

More info here: Cal Carpenter Jul 2012 #32

Holy Miscarriage of Justice! Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #33

There's also a reason why so many of these places are in Utah obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #38

I recall cases where places like this were basically insurance scams... JHB Jul 2012 #51

The 16 year old did go along with it... Fearless Jul 2012 #34

I'm wondering what law was broken here for a man to be imprisoned? Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #35

+1 obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #39

+1. nt riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #41

I've never been divorced but don't 16 year olds typically get to provide some input riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #40

"Loving Father Saves Son From Abusive Youth Facility" obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #42

I think you're probably correct. Trillo Jul 2012 #56