JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for February 25, 2021

Good point.

Excellent point

Kenny still sees his father as his father. They have been writing to each other keeping the connection alive.

So? What if he wants Kenny back?

If Antonio really respects Kenny as a person, he will let him make the decision, and I don’t see him making the decision to leave his new home and go with his birth father. Kenny will probably decide to stay there and still write to him, and Antonio can visit for the holidays.

Great question.

Kenny? He signed something?

Even if Kenny doesn’t want to live with him, he probably still wants him in his life. My Dad was no prize, but I didn’t want him to go away and never see me.

Brilliant.

A real case: Parents divorce. Religious fundamentalist sorta crackpot mom is unstable, teen boy lives with gay dad and his boyfriend. Dad dies. Boyfriend wants to obtain guardianship, but crazy mom objects ‘cuz he’s gay. Resolution: boy is 16, gets his own attorney to sue for emancipated minor status. He wins, moves in with late dad’s gay boyfriend. At 19 he moves out on his own.

Called it!!

A very good , salient point.

Smart question.