Picture this: a newborn, vulnerable and fragile, suffering from a hernia that, without surgery, left him in constant pain

While under the Father’s care and custody, Rudy had progressed from special needs classes to regular classes and was designated as excelling academically.

The court sought here to answer the still confusing question of “when does a temporary custody order become permanent?”

Even a father (a dad who is not visiting or actively participating, but just mildly engaged or only pays child support) matters.