Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[lizann]

surprised emily would babysit and fall asleep again after what happened her when maxine died she forgets too easy but i dont

stella should have had sunita in the back room to hear karl pestering for a reunion

[parkerman]

Now this is what I don't understand, so perhaps someone can put me right...

Tyrone said last night he wouldn't go to the police because they wouldn't believe him and that Kirsty would twist the truth. So what would change after he gets married? Why would the police then believe him then? Also, he has Fiz, Tommy and Tina as witnesses.

Secondly, he doesn't need to marry Kirsty to get Ruby. He can a) show he is living in a relationship with Kirsty and Ruby as Ruby's dad and b) have a DNA test done to prove he his the father anyway.

[parkerman]

You don't want to read it all again....

[sarah c]

Now this is what I don't understand, so perhaps someone can put me right...

Tyrone said last night he wouldn't go to the police because they wouldn't believe him and that Kirsty would twist the truth. So what would change after he gets married? Why would the police then believe him then? Also, he has Fiz, Tommy and Tina as witnesses.

Secondly, he doesn't need to marry Kirsty to get Ruby. He can a) show he is living in a relationship with Kirsty and Ruby as Ruby's dad and b) have a DNA test done to prove he his the father anyway.

I think what they were trying to say was he would need kirsty's permission to take a sample for DNA testing from Ruby. As the 'parent' Kirsty needs to consent on Ruby's behalf

however - and i am not legally trained!! - if he took Kirsty to Court now, I think he could push for a Court order to have the test done - but he is worried if he went down that route - kirsty would do a runner with the baby

[parkerman]

I think what they were trying to say was he would need kirsty's permission to take a sample for DNA testing from Ruby. As the 'parent' Kirsty needs to consent on Ruby's behalf

however - and i am not legally trained!! - if he took Kirsty to Court now, I think he could push for a Court order to have the test done - but he is worried if he went down that route - kirsty would do a runner with the baby

But at some point he has to go to court; what difference does being married make to whether she does a runner or not?

[parkerman]

You don't want to read that again either.

[sarah c]

But at some point he has to go to court; what difference does being married make to whether she does a runner or not?

well its to sensationalise it all isnt it - because now Ty has to keep Kirsty sweet no matter what she does to him - because the wedding must go ahead!!!


but as you say he could throw her out now, as long as he alerts the relevant authorities before hand that he intends to go for custody etc?

[parkerman]

Yes, I agree it's to sensationalise the story and makes for compulsive viewing, but I can't help thinking it gives out the wrong message that an abused partner has to stay in the relationship....

[sarah c]

Yes, I agree it's to sensationalise the story and makes for compulsive viewing, but I can't help thinking it gives out the wrong message that an abused partner has to stay in the relationship....

I agree...I do get all 'points of view' when the basics of a story are overlooked for sensationalism. Why cant we explore Ty going to the police and reporting her? the problems faced then over custody, and the house as the two of them war? Make it real in terms of what couples go through in reality

[Dazzle]

But at some point he has to go to court; what difference does being married make to whether she does a runner or not?

Tyrone doesn't trust Kirsty with Ruby - look how Kirsty behaved when she was looking after Ruby before she went back to work. He's afraid that Kirsty will hurt Ruby in a fit of temper. If he reports Kirsty to the police now, she'll take Ruby and not allow Tyrone access. He might eventually win custody of Ruby in a court case, but it would take a long time, and God knows what Kirsty would do stuck looking after the baby all that time.

I think the marriage gives him quick parental rights over Ruby without going through a long court case.

That's how I see it, anyway.