Tue Aug 31, 2021 – 11:35 am EDTTue Aug 31, 2021 – 11:51 am EDT
CHICAGO, IL (LifeSiteNews) — A judge has reversed his own order taking custody rights away from a mother who had not taken the COVID-19 jab.
Judge James Shapiro of Cook County vacated, or annulled, his August 10 decision on Monday. Shapiro had originally ordered that Rebecca Firlit could not see her 11-year-old son because she had not taken COVID-19 inoculations.
Annette Fernholz, Firlit’s attorney, confirmed to FOX32 that the order had been reversed. The reason for the judge’s second thoughts is unclear, since the document released by the court doesn’t give one.
Jeffrey Leving, the father’s attorney, told the Chicago Sun Times, that the new decision “unfortunate, ” and he is working to fight the new motion.
Firlit, speaking to the same outlet, said “I know that they’re going to say that I’m an endangerment to my son. This isn’t over for me.”
The mother had appealed the decision, but the document released by the court says that the appeal had nothing to do with the reversal. It explained that the decision was made “on the court’s own motion.” The law cited by the document states that “the court may modify a parenting plan
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