The Oregonian
Terri Moulton Horman's attorney asks for more time for her to move out, cites threats against his client
Published: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 4:39 PM
Updated: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 5:35 PM
Kaine's lawyer said her client would like to get back in his home and get Kiara, 20-months-old, "back where she belongs."
She cited the need to bring back some routine for Kiara, as well as safety concerns, noting that Kaine Horman is not sure who else Terri Horman shared his new address with. He needs to recode the electric gate outside their home, change locks, buy groceries and get back to work to support the family, his lawyer Laura Rackner said.
"He's the mother and father now,'' Rackner added.
"The child's best interest in this case is to be back home," Rackner told the court. "She's got a brother whose abruptly gone...Mr. Horman has to get the child back into a routine, get her adjusted."
Houze said his client has agreed to leave the home, and was working with attorneys to make sure Kiara and Kaine had the necessary possessions they needed.
"It is simply a matter of logistics," Houze said. "It is not a simple matter to pick up everything and simply be gone."
He also said Terri Horman has been the subject of threats. He said there's been "threats of harm routinely directed towards my client which I take very seriously."
He blamed the threats on what he called a "media frenzy...a witchhunt" directed at his client.
Houze also said he didn't understand why Kaine would put his new address in the restraining order petition, when he could have chosen not to do so. He said he wonders how serious Kaine Horman's safety concerns are, considering "they revealed to my client where he was staying."
"It is one of the upmost concerns of my client that her daughter be in a safe, well-cared for circumstance," Houze said.
"I suggest 96 hours, Monday afternoon."
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