Under the law, children in a custody battle have no say in the matter of where or with whom they live. In this program, ABC News correspondent John Stossel questions the biological bias that often leads courts and child welfare authorities to give more weight to keeping families together than to the real needs of the children involved. Juvenile court judge Charles Gill, child advocate George Russ, public guardian Patrick Murphy, and Conna Craig, president of the Institute for Children, voice their support for revising the rules and procedures involved with child custody and adoption. (42 minutes)
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