Title

American boy wins right to divorce parents

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

26 Sep 1992

Year of production

1992

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:04:07

Description

Paul Woodley reports on the landmark case of Gregory Kingsley (Gregory Russ), the American twelve-year-old who sued for the termination of the parental rights of his natural parents. Includes comment from Gregory Kingsley; statement from Kingsley’s foster father, George Russ; statement from lawyers Harry Morrell(?) and Jerry Blair(?).

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Gregory Kingsley; Gregory Russ; George Russ; Harry Morrell(?); Jerry Blair(?)

Keywords

USA; Legal procedure; Law; Family disorganization; Children (age group); Child custody; Children (family); Parents; Child welfare; Gregory Kingsley; Gregory Russ; Rachel Kingsley

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.