
In the Best Interest of the Children
- Drama
- TV Movie
Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.

Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.
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Cast members loaded
17
Alive
4
Deceased
81.0%
Still living
Showing 21 of 21 loaded cast members.

as Callie Cain
AliveBorn: March 25, 1965
Age: 61
Nelsonville, Ohio, USA

as Patty Pepper
AliveBorn: July 28, 1947
Age: 79
Portland, Oregon, USA

as Jessica Cain
AliveBorn: January 1, 1980
Age: 46
Houston, Texas, USA

as John Birney
DeceasedBorn: June 6, 1950
Died: January 22, 2024
Age at death: 73

as Wanda Birney
AliveBorn: February 18, 1959
Age: 67
Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

as Tim Coffey
AliveBorn: November 16, 1964
Age: 61
Chicago, Illinois, USA

as Harlan Pepper
AliveBorn: May 14, 1950
Age: 76
Elmwood, Nebraska, USA

as Carla Scott
AliveBorn: August 30, 1939
Age: 87
Ocala, Florida, USA

as Julie Cain
DeceasedBorn: October 30, 1982
Died: December 29, 2020
Age at death: 38

as Gwen Hatcher
AliveBorn: July 14, 1960
Age: 66
Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA

as Dan Jennings
AliveBirth date not on record.

as Strange Man
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as Susan Cain
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as Cindy Cain (age 5)
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as Cindy Cain (age 3)
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as Roger Bennett
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as Judge Taggert
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as Larry Baxter
AliveBirth date not on record.

as Ray Jacobs
AliveBorn: July 1, 1965
Age: 61
Chicago, Illinois, USA

as Donna Evans
DeceasedBorn: December 17, 1946
Died: September 14, 2025
Age at death: 78
as National Reporter
DeceasedBorn: September 22, 1954
Died: March 17, 2021
Age at death: 66