Custody of the Heart
A modern tale: a custody battle turned upside down.
Genres
Overview
Claire's number one priority is her family. When her husband Dennis loses his stockbroker job, the couple's traditional family roles switch. As Dennis takes on his new stay-at-home role, Claire's furniture design business takes off. Just as she's beginning to master the art of balancing her home and work life, Dennis serves her with divorce papers and charges her with being an unfit mother. Claire discovers that in a modern courtroom there are still traditional biases unsympathetic to the idea of a woman working three jobs, as a wife, an entrepreneur and a mother.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
2000-08-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
4.2
Lorraine Bracco
Claire Raphael
Martin Donovan
Dennis Raphael
Dennis Boutsikaris
Nick Brody
Sheila McCarthy
Alice
Nancy Palk
Rona
Michael Cera
John 'Johnny' Raphael
Charlotte Arnold
Clara Kate 'Kiki' Raphael
David McIlwraith
Carter Petrie
Lori Hallier
Phoebe Harris
John Neville
Judge H. Chadwick
Corinne Conley
Connie, Claire's Mother
Eleanor Yeoman
Bernice Matheson
Norma Edwards
Old Woman in Hospital
Quancetia Hamilton
Nurse's Aide
Meg Hogarth
Emma, Dennis' Mother
Mark-Cameron Fraser
Bailiff
Roman Podhora
Officer Davis
Wendii Fulford
Raphael Sales Person
Sandi Ross
Betty, Claire's Secretary
Jonathan Whittaker
Barney, Ronas Husband
Reg Dreger
Doctor
Elva Mai Hoover
Real Estate Agent
Paul Miller
Juvenile Officer
Philip Akin
Police Officer
John Lefebvre
Minister
Richard Fitzpatrick
Mediator
Martin Doyle
Chamber of Commerce President
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