Shakira Asks Piqué to Travel to Miami to See Their Children
Shakira and Piqué are famous people from Spain. They were a couple for many years. They have two children together. Now they live apart.
Shakira lives in Miami with her children. Piqué lives in Barcelona. The two parents have a custody agreement. This agreement says when each parent can see the children.
This week, Shakira and Piqué went to court in Barcelona. They went to talk about the visitation plan for their children. A judge will look at the plan again.
Shakira asked Piqué to travel to Miami to see the children. She said this is better for their wellbeing. She talked about their emotional, physical, and academic health.
Shakira thinks moving the children less is good for them. She wants Piqué to come to Miami instead. The judge will decide what happens next.
Vocabulary15 words
- custody
- who takes care of a child
- court
- a place where judges decide legal problems
- visitation
- time a parent spends with their child
- wellbeing
- feeling good and healthy
- emotional
- about feelings
- physical
- about the body
- academic
- about school
- judge
- a person who decides in court
- agreement
- a plan both people accept
- couple
- two people together
- famous
- known by many people
- decide
- to choose
- parent
- a mother or father
- travel
- to go somewhere
- plan
- an idea for what to do
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1. Miami 2. Went to court 3. False
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Shakira and Piqué are famous people from _____. They were a couple for many years. They have two _____ together. Now they live apart.
Shakira lives in _____ with her children. Piqué lives in Barcelona. The two parents have a custody agreement.
This week, Shakira and Piqué went to _____ in Barcelona. They went to talk about the visitation _____ for their children.
Shakira asked Piqué to _____ to Miami to see the children. She said this is better for their _____.
Shakira thinks moving the children less is good for them. The _____ will decide what happens next.
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