Tokens: The
ultimate
advantages
attained
by
the
mother
's
recalcitrance
in
this
case
bring
to
mind
the
old
legal
phrase
of
beatus
possidens
.
Although
the
concept
originally
referred
to
property
law
situations
in
which
the
person
in
actual
possession
of
the
disputed
object
had
a
clear
advantage
over
the
person
still
claiming
property
rights
but
not
having
the
possession
,
it
seems
strangely
appropriate
in
the
present
case
.
In
property
law
,
the
uncertainty
of
the
situation
,
during
which
the
legally
questionable
possession
nevertheless
continues
,
may
last
for
years
.
Once
,
however
,
the
rei
vindicatio
is
finally
resolved
,
the
object
of
dispute
is
physically
returned
to
the
rightful
owner
.
Typically
,
the
mere
potential
of
a
right
stands
out
against
the
unacceptable
actual
state
of
affairs
.
The
ultimate
purpose
of
legal
process
is
thus
to
enforce
the
change
of
that
state
of
affairs
.
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