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.

At approximately 15:30 on 2009-06-09, the police snatched Peter, Ivy’s son, from the custody of her husband, Bill Walker. They arrived at the restaurant along with Ivy’s parents, and detained Bill and another supporter there while they took Peter.

Peter was been taken to Kingstown, Rhode Island, in the temporary custody of his grandparents. Bill filed an ex parte motion to intervene as an interested party in the custody dispute on 2009-06-10, which was heard on 2009-06-15, ultimately returning Peter to Ivy’s custody.