Courtney Love Has Lost Legal Custody Of Frances Bean
17-year-old Frances Bean Cobain would be better off being raised by a Dream Cat Venus than Courtney Love, so a judge made the no-brainer decision to hand over guardianship of her to Kurt Cobain's mother and sister. This means that Courtney no longer has personal or financial control over her daughter.
Court lost custody of Frances Bean in 2003 after she broke into her ex-boyfriend's house on overdosed on painkillers. Court regained custody of Frances Bean in 2005.
TMZ reports that the latest guardianship was put into play on Friday. Kurt's mom and sister will only make decisions for Frances Bean. They won't have any control over Kurt's trust.
The court made the decision after monitoring Courtney's crazy ways for a while now. Although, all they really needed to do was spend two seconds with one of Courtney's eyelash-singeing Facebook rants.
And hopefully when Frances turns 18 a judge will bring down the gavel and make her Courtney's legal guardian. Shit, they should just do that now.
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I think it's a little too light for the Judge to come up with this decision. Courtney already plundered the Estate and raised her daughter while being a semi functional drug addict.
Loosing 9 months of custody will not make any difference.
Frances Bean looks a lot like young Courtney, I found young Courtney pictures on the Internet and she looks like her twin.
really? what is the fucking point NOW u idiot judge it's called a little too late now. She is already 17 really what is the point.
If Frances makes it to less than half-sane, it will be a miracle considering her gene pool and upbringing.
Courtney Love needs to get her shit together and be relevant!
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Submitted by angel_i on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 7:00pm.
That's a way old picture.
http://www.gossipsucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/francis_bean_coba...
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Frances looks pretty. Looks like the nose got tweaked somewhere along the way. (Nothing wrong with that. I thought her mum's original nose job was quite good circa '98 or so... before she drug-fucked it up.)
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From People Magazine: "Frances is 17 and a strong-willed child, and this is a decision she made on her own..."
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Frances Bean is a bright girl. It’s a shame her family life has been turbulent. I hope she has supportive friends throughout her lifetime.
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Forgot to add: I truly hope Frances has zero contact with her maternal grandmother.
Submitted by MrPossumsMama on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 9:12pm.
I read that book and it was the first time I truly felt sorry for Courtney Love. Her mother was a shit parent: mulitiple stepfathers and leaving Courtney with friends while the rest of the family re-located to New Zealand. IIRC, when Courtney finally rejoined the family, ol' Mom had the brilliant idea to built Courtney her own cabin and she lived apart from the rest of the family. No wonder she has issues. It still baffles me that Love's mother is a family psychologist.
Better to be raised by wolves than some "mothers."
How old is Frances Bean? I thought she's already 18..
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"My mother was nowhere near to be as crazy as Courtney, but my theory is that when you have fucked up parents, you have two choices: learn to pull your shit together at a very young age or end up even more fucked up than them"
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@delirio: Ditto. So true.
If you haven't read it, I highly recommend the memoir written by Courtney Love's mother - it gives some interesting background on CL's childhood:
http://www.amazon.com/Her-Mothers-Daughter-Memoir-Courtney/dp/0385512473
I've seen little of Frances on TV and she seems like a mature and nice person, hope she overcomes the fact of having such a crazy mother.
Tigerlilly: your mom sounds great and caring :)
My mother was nowhere near to be as crazy as Courtney, but my theory is that when you have fucked up parents, you have two choices: learn to pull your shit together at a very young age or end up even more fucked up than them
God, I feel so bad for Frances Bean. I wanna adopt her so we can hang out, eat Kettle Chips, watch reruns of 'American Justice' while painting our toenails. You know, do normal shit. A life devoid of suicide (attempts and successes), blackouts and general crackhead wackness.
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If love had a dick I would eff with it. But it doesn't (it has a no crotch like Barbie).
I'd think her bib would tie behind the neck?
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I pity Frances. Can't imagine having a mother like this.
That poor crazy bitch.
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It's heartbreaking to see teens with parents with persistent mental health problems where THEY are doing much of the parenting. Just sad. She is probably better with stable guardians and still have something of a relationship with her Mom. I think her grandmother Cobain raised her 'till she was 10 anyway, didn't she??
That's a way old picture.
http://www.gossipsucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/francis_bean_coba...
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Poor Frances...Can you imagine if YOUR mother acted like Courtney Love??? :-O I mean, a'member when you were a teenager and your Mom would do/say something embarrassing like dropping you off at the schoolbus stop with curlers in her hair or lick her finger and wipe off an alleged 'smudge' on your face in front of your friends??? You just wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it...Man, Frances only WISHES...Sad, really...if there's a case of the 'poor little rich girl', she's gotta be it. I mean, Mama Tiger had her issues, but I wouldn't trade her for every penny of Frances's money if it meant I'd have to have a mama like Courtney Love...Nope, gimme gubment cheese sammiches for lunch everyday and a mama who asks in front of my friends when my last bowel movement was whilst handing me a prune (true story)....
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they both look high as kites in this pic...Frances on serious uppers...and CL on serious doggie downers. (remembe puppy uppers and doggie downers)...that being said anyone who can cut and get away from a crazy ass "parent" is a good thing. Frances seems kind of normal which is a true miracle considering her momma's endless craziness
I'm sure it's a complex situation. Courtney hasn't always been such a trainwreck.
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I'm sure it is a "complex" situation, but the bottom line is, Courtney is enough of a trainwreck NOW that a judge felt she is an unfit mother. You have to be seriously fucked up as a mother to have your child taken from you.
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I hope Frances is alright with all of this.
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Submitted by dreamhypnotique on Mon, 06/15/2009
It's like trying to put Herpes in its place, when you're syphilis.
diamond dawgs avie is great stoned.
This breaks my heart (for Frances' sake, of course). I've written this before here, but I have a friend who runs an outdoors camp for mostly wealthy kids in the Southwest, and Frances was one of his charges a few years back. And he said she is the sweetest, smartest, most normal kid he's ever had. God only knows how that's possible, but I hope she makes it to adulthood without having picked up any of her "mother's" self-destructive habits. She's been through so much in 17 years. Poor kid.
I'm sure the damage has been long-since done. She should just start funneling what's left of Kurt's money to FB's future ongoing therapy bills.
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A day late and a dollar short. Or for Courtney 50 million dollars short. Up her nose and in her veins
Frances should have ran like hell away from this crazed dope fiend "mother" years ago.
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This is too messed up. She and Kurt were invaded by the asshole social services agency in LA at the time Frances was born. All due to some erroneous article alleging that CL was doing heroin. She detoxed as soon as she knew she was pregnant!
Then the real trouble started when she went back on drugs circa 2003. I guess the breakup with Jim Barber really screwed with her head. Ugh. She lost custody again and got her back 2 years later after going through another rehab. Apparently it didn't take....
What's really sad is that Frances is actually an okay kid. She's even lost some trust in CL, apparently and that's sad b/c they are tight & really do love each other. Courtney for whatever reason just can't keep her shit together. And all the people here who get their facts wrong and judge her should chill. I'm sure it's a complex situation. Courtney hasn't always been such a trainwreck.
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Why doesn't Frances just get emancipated???
17?
Big woo, a year or less of "control".
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Smart idea. Courtney probably spent most of the poor kid's money on drugs.
Submitted by M.E. on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 4:27pm.
Can't Francis file for imancipation or whatever it's called, I mean, she's old enough to wear if she commited a felony, she could be tried as an adult.....
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That's an older photo. Just hope Frances Bean turns out okay. She got pretty shortchanged in the gene pool.
Spicedong - your avie is totally beyond the pale...
Didn't Courtney recently try to access Frances's trust fund because "she's broke and can't feed her kid"? I don't think there is more than a million dollars in it either.
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Frances seems like a good kid with a good head on her shoulders...she should go out on her own and give everyone else the fucking finger.
"Fuck me running..."
Maybe the filing for custody was Frances's idea because she wanted to avoid being forced to live with Courtney physically. It seems a little late in the day to go for custody of a 17 year old so I'm sure Frances had major input on this move. Could be Courtney wanted to tap Frances's trust for maintenance, like the Grandma Jackson does to the tune of 80K a month, and needed Frances actually living with her. Bean may have said, "Uh uhn, bitch" with the grandmother and aunt's support.
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Submitted by M.E. on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 4:27pm.
Can't Francis file for imancipation or whatever it's called, I mean, she's old enough to wear if she commited a felony, she could be tried as an adult.....
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Yes, she can seek emancipation.
She can only be tried as an adult under certain circumstances and if the juvenile court determined that she is not suitable for juvenile adjudication.
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What is wrong with this picture? Francis has crazy wide eyes, Courtney's ears were glued back on in the wrong place. What next??
Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need more.(Friend or Money !)
Frances lived with Kurt's mom until she was 12 or so, this really isn't isn't anything new. Most likely it was done to snap Courtney out of her haze and make her get her shit together.
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God, that poor kid. And this ruling would have been more helpful to the girl about 16 1/2 yrs. ago.
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Thank goodness...Frances seems to have been through enough drama in her young life already
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Can't Francis file for imancipation or whatever it's called, I mean, she's old enough to wear if she commited a felony, she could be tried as an adult.....
Submitted by M.E. on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 4:05pm.
Custody? Shit, by 17 I was living on my own working full time.
Pffffft.
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You also weren't the heiress to the Cobain Estate or the beneficiary of the Cobain Trust. Which explains why everyone wants to control Frances.
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Third time losing custody her child? And the kid is 17, she's old enough to go out on her own.
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I'd swear I read somewhere that a govt agency did take Frances away from Courtney and Kurt when she was an infant, and they had to work to get her back. I'm too lazy to look it up, though.
I think I've also read that Frances said her grandma was the only constant she'd ever known. If that's the case, she's spent enough time with "normal" that she knows her mother isn't.
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i hope kurt's estate has a big was of cash set aside for france's therapy bills...it will be a miracle if she comes out without being a complete mess...
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