The work of judges in cases of custody is primarily related to the issues of morality. The decision to ban smoking near the child on father’s request is one of the demonstrative examples. Custody disputes are often held in a conflict situation (Petrazycki 38). Moreover, one of the parents, as a rule, remains dissatisfied with this or that judicial decision (Kaplan et al. 177). The father’s appeal to the Supreme Court of California with the requirement to prohibit his ex-wife from smoking in the presence of their child had quite reasonable grounds; therefore, the claim was satisfied.
The issuance of a judge’s verdict is always a hard and indisputable decision even when it comes to family problems (Weisberg and Appleton 84). Legislative acts do not contain corresponding norms providing for punishment for particular ethical issues (Nonet 53). Nevertheless, the judge’s decision was reasonable enough from the standpoint of social norms. According to Votruba et al., any child has the right to grow in a supportive environment (254). Therefore, the judge’s verdict to satisfy the father’s appeal was entirely understandable. Judicial practice often resonates with moral norms (Cromdal and Tholander 160). Thus, the case under research has no contradictions and errors.
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