A Quebec dad, unhappy with the amount of time his daughter was spending surfing the Internet, chatting on Web sites and posting “inappropriate pictures” of herself online, grounded his daughter from attending a school trip that his ex-wife had already approved. 

Not taking “no” for an answer, the daughter sued – and won.  The father, who had custody of the child, appealed the lower court's decision, and lost again.

His lawyer, Kim Beaudoin, told news reporters that the father is “flabbergasted” by the appellate court's ruling to uphold the lower court's decision on grounds that the punishment was too severe for the wrongs he said his daughter committed. 

"Either way, he doesn't have authority over this child anymore. She sued him because she doesn't respect his rules," Beaudoin said. "It's very hard to raise a child who is the boss."  The daughter has moved in with her mother.

In its recent ruling, the appeals court warned the case should not be seen as an open invitation for children to take legal action every time they're grounded.

—Source:  cbcnews.ca