Nixzmary Brown was the seven-year-old girl whose grim fate made New York City headlines this winter: she was allegedly tortured, bound and eventually beaten to death by her stepfather while her mother stood by. In the latest development, Nixzmary’s biological father, Abdurrahman Mian, who had lost touch with her mother around the time of the child’s birth and never laid eyes on his daughter during her lifetime, has surfaced with plans to file legal papers asking to be named administrator of the girl’s estate, in preference to her maternal grandmother. The mother’s relatives contend that his newfound manifestation of paternal sentiment may relate to the likelihood that Nixzmary’s estate could be worth millions pending the outcome of expected wrongful-death lawsuits against public agencies that failed to protect her. (Lorena Mongelli and Alex Ginsberg, “He Is the Birth Dad Nixzmary Never Knew”, New York Post, Mar. 17). For another father who rediscovered the love of his child once a multimillion dollar judgment was possible, see Jul. 18, 2005.
Dead daughter, dilatory dad
Nixzmary Brown was the seven-year-old girl whose grim fate made New York City headlines this winter: she was allegedly tortured, bound and eventually beaten to death by her stepfather while her mother stood by. In the latest development, Nixzmary’s biological father, Abdurrahman Mian, who had lost touch with her mother around the time of the […]
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Hey, blood is thicker than water right?
For sure it’s better he get it than the murdering bitch and bastard that were what? Raising the child?
I suppose she really should have just been more careful who she had sex with eh? Suggested a condom? Oh and from the Feminazis, she should not have had sex with him at all! Yeah that’s it!
She played, she pandered, now she gets to see the fruits of her labors go to the source of the seed!
Sweet justice? Maybe, maybe not.
Aside from the obvious moral outrage, there may be an impermissible conflict of interest that would disqualify Mr. Mian as the administrator. In my state, a parent forfeits his/her rights as a beneficiary if the estate can prove that the parent adandoned the child during the child’s lifetime. It appears this is such a case. Therefore, if NY has a similar statute, Mr. Mian as administrator would have to prove that Mr. Mian as the parent abandoned the child. He would therefore be disqualified.