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'''Nebus vs. Hironimus ''' is a current case in South Florida where two parents have a long drawn fight over the [[genital integrity ]] of their child.

A parenting agreement was filed in January of 2012. In the agreement, Hironimus agreed to the [[circumcision]], which Nebus was to schedule and pay for in a timely manner. C.R.N.H. was slightly over one year of age at the time. Nebus, however, did not move to schedule the circumcision.<ref>{{REFweb

In 2014, Nebus decided to move ahead with the [[circumcision]]. By then, Hironimus had researched the topic of circumcision and decided that she didn't want her son to be subjected to the procedure. Hironimus claimed that in a previous surgery C.R.N.H. had problems waking from the anesthesia, and she feared that the mandatory general anesthesia could cause the child's death. C.R.N.H. had also shown to have scarring issues, which also create a concern for the circumcision.

Nebus claimed that C.R.N.H. wet his leg during [[urination]], something he attributed to [[phimosis ]] and expected to cure with the circumcision.

A medical expert, Dr. Charles Flack, testified that C.R.N.H. had no need for the circumcision. Flack also listed some of the common benefits, including the (incorrect) statement that penile cancer only occurs on [[uncircumcised]] males, and the claim reduction of [[HIV ]] infection.

On May of 2014, Judge [[Jeffrey Dana Gillen]] sided with the father, suggesting that the procedure can be performed with local anesthesia (which is not the case) and ignoring an important change in circumstances: at 3 and 1/2 years, C.R.N.H. is already aware of his body and afraid of a surgery, which increases the risk for [[trauma ]] and psychological harm.

Hironimus set up a donation page to fund an appeal. Nebus objected to the fundraiser. A gag order was imposed. [[Intactivists ]] then set up their own fundraiser to help Hironimus appeal.<ref>{{REFweb

On Thursday, November 6th, the [https://www.4dca.org/ 4th District Court of Appeal ] in West Palm Beach denied her motion without a written opinion, closing the possibility for a second appeal.<ref>{{REFweb

in In February of 2015, Nebus tried to schedule a pre-surgical appointment with Doctor Subhash Puranik from Plantation, Florida, without letting Hironimus know in advance. Hironimus and her now 4-year-old son sought refuge at a domestic violence shelter in an undisclosed location, stating that she fears for her son’s psychological well-being and requesting an attorney appointed to represent him before he can have the operation.

On March 10th of 2015, Hironimus failed to appear in court. Judge Gillen was informed that Hironimus was at a domestic violence shelter fearing for her son and the [https://en.intactiwiki.org/wiki/Psychological_issues_of_male_circumcision psychological harm ] he could endure as a result of the procedure. Judge Gillen signed a writ of bodily attachment, calling Hironimus' fears "irrelevant at this point".<ref>{{REFweb

The attorney for Nebus requested permission to remove C.R.N.H. from Florida in order to schedule the circumcision, arguing that the involvement from the [[intactivist ]] community created particular risks and made the scheduling of the procedure more difficult. The previous parental agreement is now void, and Nebus is not required to inform Hironimus of the procedure, in advance or afterwards.<ref>{{REFweb

On June 8th, Thomas Hunker filed an urgent motion seeking an injuction injunction to halt the procedure, scheduled by Nebus to be performed by Dr. Gary Birken at the [https://www.jdch.com Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital ] on Thursday June 11th.

The motion claimed that medical records said the boy has [[pain ]] and inflammation in his [[penis ]] and said she was concerned because the boy didn’t have these symptoms before custody was transferred from her to the father, Dennis Nebus, 47, of Boca Raton.