▁was ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁Edwards ▁appe aled ▁this ▁decision . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁hearing ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al , ▁the ▁Court ▁invited ▁Mrs . ▁Edwards ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁be ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁party ▁and ▁to ▁request ▁joint ▁cust ody ▁of ▁E lij ah ▁with ▁her ▁husband . ▁Mrs . ▁Edwards ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁African ▁American . ▁This ▁new , ▁joint ▁application ▁for ▁cust ody ▁was ▁successful , ▁and ▁E lij ah ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Edwards ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ' ▁decision ▁was ▁stayed ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁mother ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁seek ▁leave ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada , ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁E lij ah ▁remained ▁primarily ▁in ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁care ▁throughout ▁these ▁proceed ings . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁restored ▁the ▁trial ▁decision ▁and ▁awarded ▁cust ody ▁to ▁E lij ah ' s ▁mother ; ▁the ▁Court ▁concluded ▁that ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁introduced ▁that ▁race ▁should ▁be ▁" an ▁important ▁consideration ". ▁After ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁aff ir med ▁that ▁the ▁mother ▁should ▁have ▁sole ▁cust ody , ▁the ▁father ▁ceased ▁visit ing ▁and ▁pay ing ▁child ▁support . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Television ▁Network ▁produced ▁and ▁a ired ▁a ▁made - for - TV ▁movie ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁cust ody ▁battle ▁story ▁entitled ▁" Play ing ▁for ▁K ee ps ", ▁which