Maine High Court Allows Father to Bar Daughter From Attending Church With Mother

Maine Court Lets Dad Decide on Daughter's Church Attendance

Maine's top court has stepped into a parental fight over religion, and the dad now has the last word. The state's Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court order giving father Matthew Bradeen final authority over whether his daughter, who was 11 when he first filed suit, attends...

Liberty Counsel Loses Custody Battle On Forcing Child To Attend Church, Vows To Appeal To Supreme Court

Via press release from the Liberty Counsel: Today, the Maine Supreme Court unanimously upheld a custody order prohibiting Emily Bickford from taking her 13-year-old daughter to church, religious organization or event, or to “expose” her to any “religious philosophy or the Bible in general.” “This opinion rejects the First Amendment right of a fit parent … The post Liberty Counsel Loses Custody Battle On Forcing Child To Attend Church, Vows To Ap…

Maine Supreme Court Upholds Order Preventing Mother From Taking Daughter to Church or Reading Bible With Her

Maine’s highest court unanimously upheld a custody ruling granting a father authority over his 13-year-old daughter’s religious upbringing, including whether she may attend church or ... The post Maine Supreme Court Upholds Order Preventing Mother From Taking Daughter to Church or Reading Bible With Her first appeared on [your]NEWS.

Maine High Court Allows Father to Bar Daughter From Attending Church With Mother

Maine’s highest court has upheld a custody order allowing a father to prevent his daughter from attending a Calvary Chapel congregation with her mother, rejecting arguments that the restriction violated the mother’s religious liberty rights. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous decision Tuesday in Emily A. Bickford v. Matthew A. Bradeen, with Chief Justice Valeria Stanfill writing for the court.

Maine court blocks Christian mom from taking child to church after dad objects during custody battle

The father, Matthew Bradeen, argued that the church was a “dangerous and harmful environment" that gave the child anxiety.