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Scenario

How grief becomes complicated by legal battles over children

My partner died when our baby was six months old and now I am fighting her parents for custody of a child they say is not really mine.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Death strips away the informal recognitions that sustain family bonds, leaving only the harsh geometry of legal standing.

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