The hearing for Bill & Ivy Walker’s custody dispute with Ivy’s parents over Peter was held on 2009-06-15 at 15:00 in Plymouth Family Division court. After over an hour of closed-door testimony, while half a dozen supporters waited outside, Ivy’s parents was ordered to return Peter the next day.

The judge said in part, “In New Hampshire, parents have a right to raise their children any way they see fit,” and, “Money doesn’t make you a good parent. Sometimes rich folks are good parents, sometimes poor folk folks are good parents. In fact, usually poor folks make better parents.”

Sometime around 02:30 on 2009-06-16, Ivy’s mother brought Peter home to New Hampshire.

On 2009-06-10, Bill Walker filed motions for an immediate bail reconsideration hearing for Ivy in Laconia District Court, and an ex parte motion to intervene as an interested party in the custody dispute over Peter, in Plymouth Family Division court.

The bail hearing was scheduled for 2009-06-11 at 13:00 in Laconia District Court, and was successful: Ivy has been released. The hearing on the custody dispute was scheduled for 2009-06-15 at 15:00 in Plymouth, and was also successful: Peter has been returned to Ivy.