Atticus Finch Case Analysis

Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the jury. We are here today to address the case of Alexandra Finch versus Atticus J. Finch. The plaintiff is seeking legal custody of Scout and Jem Finch, on the allegation that their father is a neglectful and absent guardian, therefore rendering him unfit to raise them. My client should continue to have legal custody of his children for he provides them with adequate care and useful life lessons.
While my client provides for his children and teaches them good lessons, he has done a poor job instilling proper behavior in his children, and custody should be given to the plaintiff. Atticus’ absentee nature has done the most damage to Scout, who constantly runs around fighting and cursing. At school, she …show more content…
When an opportunity presents itself, Atticus does his best to educate his children on the matter. Upon her arrival home from school one day, Atticus’ daughter asked him if he “defended niggers”. My client proceeded to correct his child and tell her that she should not use that kind of language. He also added that his former client had a name. Atticus impressed upon his child that despite his skin color, Tom Robinson was human and lived much like everyone else. As opposed to allowing his child to run around using racial slurs, he took the time to enlighten her. My client also searches for opportunities to educate his children outside of the home. Even before his children’s run-in with Mrs. Dubose, he would have had them read to her anyway. Whether it be in or out of the home, Atticus made sure that his children learned the lessons that would enable them to become respectable adults later in …show more content…
It becomes an issue when a person attempts to gain legal custody of a child based off of their own opinion rather than the law. My client should not be considered a neglectful parent seeing as he is more than capable of providing suitable care for his children. Not only that, he makes a genuine effort to make them more open-minded individuals. Why move children to another home when the home they were in before was perfectly suitable? It would do more harm than good to move them. I now leave it in your capable hands to make the right decision and let the children stay with their father. Thank you and have a good