Family
Jul. 12, 2000
Parent's Prerogative
Recently, in Troxel v. Granville, 2000 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5831 (June 6, 2000), the U.S. Supreme Court made a rare incursion into the realm of visitation rights, a matter that the court has traditionally left to the states. The decision offers family-law practitioners an analysis of the role of federal substantive due process and constitutional rights in child-custody litigation.
Recently, in Troxel v. Granville, 2000 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5831 (June 6, 2000), the U.S. Supreme Court made a rare incursion into the realm of visitation rights, a matter that the court has traditionally left to the states. The decision offers family-law practitioners an analysis of the role of federal...