Family · Portland, ME Metro · September 2, 2026
Maine top court backs order barring mom from taking daughter to church
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- Track the Bickford v. Bradeen petition for certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court and Liberty Counsel's public updates on the case.
- If you are a custodial parent facing a similar dispute, document your church attendance history and consult a religious-liberty legal organization before any custody hearing.
- Church leaders should know how custody courts in your state have ruled on parental religious-exercise rights in disputed cases.
- Pray for Emily Bickford and her daughter, and for the integrity of the courts hearing this appeal.
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