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A Place to Be Loved is a 1993 American television film with Richard Crenna and Rhea Perlman. It was released in the United Kingdom under the title Shattered Family . The film is based on the story of Gregory Kingsley , who was the first American child to legally sever ties with a parent at the age of twelve. [1]
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Gregory Ralph Kingsley (born July 28, 1980) is the first American child, who, at the age of 12 years, legally severed ties with his mother. He changed his name to Shawn Russ after the juvenile court judge Thomas S. Kirk "ended the parental rights of his natural mother and allowed [his] foster parents to adopt him". [1]
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The story of Gregory Kingsley, an eleven-old-boy who made legal history by 'divorcing' his natural parents. Determined to escape his neglectful, alcoholic parents and a life of foster care, Gregory discovers that the only way to be adopted by a real family, the Russ family, is to take his parents to court and divorce them.
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Apr 4, 1993 · A Place to Be Loved: Directed by Sandy Smolan. With Richard Crenna, Rhea Perlman, Linda Kelsey, Cotter Smith. Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his natural father, finds the foster family he is put into to be the type of family he needs and takes his natural mother to court to have her ...
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Apr 4, 1993 · Where Gregory K. dramatized the shortcomings of Shawn’s natural mother, Rachel, A Place To Be Loved mercilessly catalogs them in courtroom testimony that smacks of piling on after the tackle.
Plot. The film follows Gregory Kingsley, a young boy from Florida who sues for the right to be adopted by his foster parents and sever ties with his biological parents. Cast. Tom Guiry as Gregory K. Richard Crenna as George Russ. Linda Kelsey as Liz Russ. Rhea Perlman as Jerri Blair. Cotter Smith as Mike Caldwell.
Apr 4, 1993 · Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his natural father, finds the foster family he is put into to be the type of family he needs and takes his natural mother to court to have her parental rights revoked so that he can be adopted by the Russes.
