a. Was Allen denied custody because of his immoral behavior?

b. (i) For Allen, prepare a list of factual allegations that support his position that he should be given custody rather than Farrow. (ii) For Farrow, prepare a list of factual allegations that support her position that she should be given custody rather than Allen. (iii) In class, be prepared to be called upon to debate who should have custody.

c. Is it relevant that Allen married Soon-Yi soon after the case?

d. What responsibility, if any, did the court assign to the behavior of Mia Farrow?

Did she help cause Allen’s deterioration with the children?

e. If Allen is correct that Farrow has poisoned his relationship with the children, wouldn’t keeping him away from them reward her efforts?

f. The court said Allen agreed to have a biological child “apparently only after Ms. Farrow promised to assume full responsibility for the child.” If Farrow did make this promise, what legal effect do you think it would have? For example, would it affect Allen’s duty of child support?

g. The dissent says that in the “clinical judgment” of Dr. Brodzinsky, an adoption expert, “Allen had more awareness of the consequences of his actions than he was able to articulate in the adversarial process.” What do you think Brodzinsky meant? Do you think a courtroom is the best place to resolve disputed custody cases? Is there an alternative?