"You're too thick to marry" - SS babysnatching
Social workers banned a young woman from her own wedding in an extraordinary row over whether she is bright enough to get married. Kerry Robertson, who has mild learning difficulties, was told her wedding was being halted just 48 hours before she was to walk up the aisle with fiance Mark McDougall. Miss Robertson, 17, had bought her wedding dress and the couple had booked the church ceremony, bought the rings and organised a reception to be held last Saturday But two days before they were due to say their vows in front of 20 guests, social services told the bride-to-be that she would have to cancel the big day because she 'did not understand the implications of getting married'. Yesterday, Miss Robertson, who is five months pregnant, said the decision was cruel. She said: 'I am still so upset about everything. I know what marriage is. It is when two folks want to spend the rest of their lives together. I love Mark and I want to get married to him.' Miss Robertson, of Dunfermline, Fife, has been in the care of her grandmother since she was nine months old after her parents were unable to look after her, with her welfare overseen by social workers at Fife council. In January this year, she met Mr McDougall, a 25-year-old artist from Arbroath. When Miss Robertson became pregnant, they began making wedding plans. Mr McDougall said their nightmare began last Thursday when two social workers arrived at the flat they have shared for the past four months. He said: 'We were about to go out and make final arrangements for our wedding when we heard a frantic rapping at the door. 'When we opened it, two social workers burst in and told us that the marriage was illegal because Kerry has learning difficulties and did not possess the capacity to make such a decision. 'Kerry burst into tears. 'But despite arguing with the social workers that we loved one another and didn't want our baby to be born to unmarried parents, they wouldn't budge.' snip Helen Townsend of Fife council said: 'We cannot discuss details of individual cases for reasons of confidentiality.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1212867/Youre-intelligent-marry-bride-told.html#ixzz0QshTAdPc What's the odds of the bastards trying to seize the baby at birth? I wonder if not being married to her at the time of the birth will affect the fathers parental rights making seizing the child easier for them? I would not be at all surprised to hear more of this.
Social workers banned a young woman from her own wedding in an extraordinary row over whether she is bright enough to get married. Kerry Robertson, who has mild learning difficulties, was told her wedding was being halted just 48 hours before she was to walk up the aisle with fiance Mark McDougall. Miss Robertson, 17, had bought her wedding dress and the couple had booked the church ceremony, bought the rings and organised a reception to be held last Saturday But two days before they were due to say their vows in front of 20 guests, social services told the bride-to-be that she would have to cancel the big day because she 'did not understand the implications of getting married'. Yesterday, Miss Robertson, who is five months pregnant, said the decision was cruel. She said: 'I am still so upset about everything. I know what marriage is. It is when two folks want to spend the rest of their lives together. I love Mark and I want to get married to him.' Miss Robertson, of Dunfermline, Fife, has been in the care of her grandmother since she was nine months old after her parents were unable to look after her, with her welfare overseen by social workers at Fife council. In January this year, she met Mr McDougall, a 25-year-old artist from Arbroath. When Miss Robertson became pregnant, they began making wedding plans. Mr McDougall said their nightmare began last Thursday when two social workers arrived at the flat they have shared for the past four months. He said: 'We were about to go out and make final arrangements for our wedding when we heard a frantic rapping at the door. 'When we opened it, two social workers burst in and told us that the marriage was illegal because Kerry has learning difficulties and did not possess the capacity to make such a decision. 'Kerry burst into tears. 'But despite arguing with the social workers that we loved one another and didn't want our baby to be born to unmarried parents, they wouldn't budge.' snip Helen Townsend of Fife council said: 'We cannot discuss details of individual cases for reasons of confidentiality.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1212867/Youre-intelligent-marry-bride-told.html#ixzz0QshTAdPc What's the odds of the bastards trying to seize the baby at birth? I wonder if not being married to her at the time of the birth will affect the fathers parental rights making seizing the child easier for them? I would not be at all surprised to hear more of this.