For the Love of Aaron
Neither mental illness, nor the courts can stand between a mother and son
1994-01-01 | 90 minutes
Plot Summary
Family Ties' Meredith Baxter Birney stars in this made-for-television movie about a woman threatened with losing her son to her ex-husband. Following her divorce, Margaret's son Aaron is the only person who matters to her. But when Margaret unexpectedly begins showing symptoms of mental-illness, the boy's father decides she is incapable of safely caring for their child. Determined to retain custody, Margaret embarks on a courtroom fight as well as a fight to maintain her own sanity.
Cast
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Meredith BaxterMargaret Gibson
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Nick MancusoStuart Singer
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John KapelosDr. Teplitsky
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Malcolm StewartDuncan Miller
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Blu MankumaMark Perkins
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Matthew Walker
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Joanna GleasonShirley
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Michael J RogersDonald Culver
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Janie Woods-MorrisHattie Singer
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Meredith Bain WoodwardJudge
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Sheila PatersonNeighbor
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P. Lynn JohnsonNurse Dorothy
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Duff MacDonaldRoom Service Attendant (uncredited)
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