:52:04
Ferris hasn't changed much since l knew
him. The torn-faced old poultice.
:52:09
He's always looked like the Turin Shroud.
:52:13
We used to call him ''Ferris the Ferret.''
:52:15
Which is an insult to the rodent.
:52:18
Mr. Barron, you're representing
the petitioner, Desmond Doyle?
:52:22
Yes, my lord.
:52:23
We contend the judge at the District Court
hearing of January 10 of this year...
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misdirected the petitioner,
Mr. Desmond Doyle.
:52:32
l refer you to the notes of that case
wherein the judge expressed his hope...
:52:36
that Mr. Doyle would not have to leave
his children in care for too long.
:52:40
Sadly, that has not been the case here.
:52:45
The Children's Act of 1941 clearly states...
:52:48
that unless the spouse is deceased,
which is not the case here...
:52:52
then the consent
of both parents is required.
:52:56
This is the basis of our case, Your Lordship.
:53:02
Provision of the Children's Act...
:53:04
must be understood in its literal,
grammatical meaning.
:53:08
''Both parents'' means exactly that.
:53:12
l therefore find against the petitioner,
Desmond Doyle.
:53:16
Thank you, Judge Hall.
:53:18
Judge McLaughlin?
:53:20
With some reluctance,
l conclude that l, too, must find against...
:53:24
the petitioner's application
and uphold the Minister's decision.
:53:29
-We've lost.
-That's absolutely ridiculous!
:53:32
-Order in court!
-You rotten louses. Let his babies go home.
:53:35
Silence, or l shall have the court cleared.
:53:38
-Silence in court!
-He's loving this. The rodent.
:53:46
lt is incontrovertible...
:53:47
that Section 10,
Subsection 1 of the Children's Act, 1941 ...
:53:52
requires the consent of both parents.
:53:55
ln the absence of such consent,
Evelyn Doyle and her brothers...
:53:59
will remain in custody
until they are 16 years of age.