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Boy's trip must be smoke-free 

Another hearing is expected in the New Year to try to broaden the agreement so that Howse, 27, cannot smoke in front of Dustin, a Grade 2 student.

Arsenault said that was the verbal agreement he had with Howse before Dustin was born. The couple split when the boy was about 9 months old. . .

Howse's lawyer, Leigh Freeman, tried to have all the media cleared from the courtroom before the hearing began.

``It's our belief that this (media attention) is not in the best interests of this child,'' Freeman said.

The judge refused her request, but said ``perhaps some sensitivity should be employed'' by the media in covering the case.

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