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March 30, 2011
Her parents, who care for her, are waging a court fight on her behalf for visitation rights.
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A woman left severely disabled during childbirth was granted temporary visitation rights Friday to her 4-year old triplets.
In a tentative 10-page ruling, Judge Frederick C. Shaller said that Abbie Dorn, 34, can see her daughter, Esti, and sons Reuvi and Yossi, for a five-day visit each year pending a trial in the acrimonious custody case.
She also entitled to a monthly online Skype visit.
A trial date to determine a permanent custody arraignment has yet to be set.
Her parents and former husband are locked in a legal battle over whether Dorn is capable of interacting with her children, and whether they should visit her.
Dorn last had contact with triplets Esti, Reuvi and Yossi in October 2007, when they were toddlers.
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Paul and Susan Cohen, Abbie's parents are conservators of her estate and care for their daughter full-time at their home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
A $7.8 million medical malpractice settlement funds her treatment.
Her former husband, Daniel Dorn, is raising the triplets in Los Angeles.
Dorn was healthy when she went into labor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
During delivery, Abby began bleeding and went into cardiac arrest starving her brain of oxygen.
Medical personnel were not able to resuscitate her for nearly 20 minutes, according to the Cohens and their lawyers.
The trauma left her in a minimally conscious state, according to the neurologist who examined her during legal proceedings.
Dan Dorn divorced Abbie a year later.
Dan Dorn maintains in his legal papers that it is not in his children's best interest to see their mother now.
Dorn, who is seeking child support from Abbie's estate, stated in court documents that he has not told the children what happened to their mother because they are too young to understand. He says he will consider taking the children to see Abbie when they are older -- if he receives medical evidence that she will be able to communicate with them.
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