Saturday, October 29, 2011

Obesity Fuels Custody Fights :Ex-Spouses Hurl Accusations in Court About Their Kids' Nutrition and Exercise

The Wall Street Journal reports:
The nation's waistline is expanding, and so too is the role of obesity in child-custody battles in the U.S.

Family-law practitioners and legal experts say mothers and fathers in custody lawsuits are increasingly hurling accusations at each other about the nutrition and obesity of their children, largely in attempts to persuade judges that their kids are getting less-than-optimal care in the hands of ex- and soon-to-be-ex-spouses.