It seems that all is well at the Canning household. Daily Mail said that 18 year-old Rachel Canning, who was last reported to have sued her parents for wrongful emancipation, has agreed to return home to her parents. The latest development in the Canning home saga followed after a judge ruled against Rachel's demand of a financial stipend, payments for her high school and college education and her legal costs.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Canning's lawyer Angelo Sarno said in a statement, "(Rachel) has returned home and reunited with her parents and siblings. Her return home is not contingent on any financial and/or other considerations."
Canning's legal camp submitted documents in court to bolster her financial demands, saying that her parents were well-off to provide financial support that she allegedly deserved. Canning had argued in court that she is entitled to a $654 weekly stipend as child support as her parents have a combined weekly income between $250,000 and $300,000.
Despite allegations of verbal abuse and sexual inappropriateness, the New Jersey student and cheerleader got scathing criticism from her parents' lawyers and the presiding judge himself, Daily Mail said. Judge Peter Bogaard highlighted some of the evidence presented against Rachel, wherein the teenager was caught saying inappropriate comments to her parents.
Bogaard reasoned that he decided to rule against Canning as it might set a scary precedent about children who hoped to get what they want from their parents through legal means.
"What kind of parents would the Canning's be if they didn't try to set down some strict rules? ‘I'm not going to put myself in anyone's shoes, he's (father Sean) trying to raise a child. It's clear to me all the positive qualities Rachel obviously has, in terms of sports and academics, but I'm not going to step on a father for how he tries to get his child on the right tracks when she has obviously come off the tracks, to put it mildly," Bogaard added before rejecting Canning's demands.
Daily Mail said that the Canning legal drama is not yet over, as Bogaard has scheduled an April court date to determine whether Rachel's parents, Sean and Elizabeth, are obligated to support their now legally-adult daughter financially. The Canning couple claimed in court that their daughter left at her own will when she refused to abide house rules.
