A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the Internet, his lawyer said Wednesday.

The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting "inappropriate" pictures of herself online using a friend's computer.

The father's lawyer Kim Beaudoin said the disciplinary measures were for the girl's "own protection" and is appealing the ruling.

"I started an appeal of the decision today to reestablish parental authority, and to ensure that this case doesn't set a precedent," she said. Otherwise, said Beaudoin, "parents are going to be walking on egg shells from now on."

"I think most children respect their parents and would never go so far as to take them to court, but it's clear that some would and we have to ask ourselves how far this will go."

According to court documents, the girl's Internet transgression was just the latest in a string of broken house rules.
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How is this even possible? Maybe its different in Canada but most if all websites state that you have to be atleast 13 to sign up.

Quote:Beaudoin noted the girl used a court-appointed lawyer in her parents' 10-year custody dispute to launch her landmark case against dear old dad.

While I think the case is ridiculous, you have to kind of respect the little girl for the way she's been able to apply her life lessons. I mean, she's been in & out of court since she was two years old, probably listening to arguments about things not much more important than groundings. Who can blame her for doing the same thing.

Of course, depending on if the lawyer was originally representing her or her mother, I could see this just being another front in the ongoing custody battle.