A father is taking his 3 sons on a fun trip a little way up the space elevator. Or a father is kidnapping his children and taking them away from Earth. Either way, the family ends up in court, and the judge isn't following Earth law.
Source · ISFDB CC BY 4.0
Placement
- Starsiders / The Dingilliad — #1
- contained in The Far Side of the Skyomnibus