LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Child who was switched at birth divorces natural parents

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

19 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Paul Woodley reports on a girl in the USA who was sent home to the wrong family 14 years ago winning the right to cut off all contact with her natural parents. And looks back at how the mix up occurred; the girl, Kimberly Mays, meeting up with her natural parents; how it went wrong and the court case that ensued. Kimberly Mays then talks about her natural mother and Art Ginsberg, Kimberly’s lawyer on the ruling.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Kimberly Mays; Art Ginsberg

Keywords

USA; Family disorganization; Children (age group); Adoption; Children (family); Legal decisions; Parents; Family law; Parent child relationship; Parent participation; Child rearing

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