Custody of the Heart
Custody of the Heart

Custody of the Heart

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2000
1h 31m
4.2(4 votes)
Drama
TV Movie

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.

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Production Companies

Daniel L. Paulson Productions
Lifetime

Cast & Crew

27 members
Acting

Lorraine Bracco

Claire Raphael

Lorraine Bracco
Acting

Martin Donovan

Dennis Raphael

Martin Donovan
Acting

Dennis Boutsikaris

Nick Brody

Dennis Boutsikaris
Acting

Sheila McCarthy

Alice

Sheila McCarthy
Acting

Nancy Palk

Rona

Nancy Palk
Acting

Michael Cera

John 'Johnny' Raphael

Michael Cera
Acting

Charlotte Arnold

Clara Kate 'Kiki' Raphael

Charlotte Arnold
Acting

David McIlwraith

Carter Petrie

David McIlwraith
Acting

Lori Hallier

Phoebe Harris

Lori Hallier
Acting

John Neville

Judge H. Chadwick

John Neville
Acting

Corinne Conley

Connie, Claire's Mother

Corinne Conley
Acting

Eleanor Yeoman

Bernice Matheson

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Norma Edwards

Old Woman in Hospital

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Quancetia Hamilton

Nurse's Aide

No Image
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Meg Hogarth

Emma, Dennis' Mother

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Mark-Cameron Fraser

Bailiff

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Roman Podhora

Officer Davis

Roman Podhora
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Wendii Fulford

Raphael Sales Person

Wendii Fulford
Acting

Sandi Ross

Betty, Claire's Secretary

Sandi Ross
Acting

Jonathan Whittaker

Barney, Ronas Husband

Jonathan Whittaker
Acting

Reg Dreger

Doctor

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Elva Mai Hoover

Real Estate Agent

Elva Mai Hoover
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Paul Miller

Juvenile Officer

Paul Miller
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Philip Akin

Police Officer

Philip Akin
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John Lefebvre

Minister

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Richard Fitzpatrick

Mediator

Richard Fitzpatrick
Acting

Martin Doyle

Chamber of Commerce President

Martin Doyle

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