08-19-2012, 10:24 AM
A hearing in Campbell County, Kentucky took place Friday to decide if 6-year-old "Toddlers & Tiaras" star Madisyn "Maddy" Verst would remain the custody of her mother, Lindsay Jackson, or if that custody would be transferred to her father, Bill Verst.
Jackson claimed that her ex-husband was using Maddy’s participation in child beauty pageants as a reason for the court to award him full custody.
The case took an unexpected turn Saturday when in an unprecedented move on, Judge Weoste ejected all media, closed the hearing and slapped Jackson with a gag order. Court proceedings will resume on August 31, where testimony will resume and a decision may be made.
The judge also placed a moratorium on pageantry for Maddy and her mother until further notice.
“This case is an assault on the Civil Liberties of the mother and her child, who are at the unfortunate whim of a resentful ex and activist judge,” Jackson’s representative, Heather Ryan said following the orders. <-----hellooooo GAG order! means STFU
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Jackson claimed that her ex-husband was using Maddy’s participation in child beauty pageants as a reason for the court to award him full custody.
The case took an unexpected turn Saturday when in an unprecedented move on, Judge Weoste ejected all media, closed the hearing and slapped Jackson with a gag order. Court proceedings will resume on August 31, where testimony will resume and a decision may be made.
The judge also placed a moratorium on pageantry for Maddy and her mother until further notice.
“This case is an assault on the Civil Liberties of the mother and her child, who are at the unfortunate whim of a resentful ex and activist judge,” Jackson’s representative, Heather Ryan said following the orders. <-----hellooooo GAG order! means STFU
full story
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/201...z240Cq1Fp2