No. 19-8352

K. S., III v. Dana Price, et al.

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2020-04-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: best-interests-of-child civil-rights due-process family-law involuntary-termination parental-rights standing state-court-deference substantial-contact termination-of-parental-rights
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-06-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supreme Court erred in deferring to the state court's conclusion that terminating the natural father's parental rights was in the minor child's best interest

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Mr. Simmons alleges that the Court of Common Pleas. Superior Court and the Supreme Court erred in that natural father failed to show that he made the substantial efforts to maintain contact with minor child, prior to, during and following the critical 6-month period prior to the filing of the involuntary termination petition, . Did the Supreme Court err in deferring to the state court when it concluded ~ that continuing parental rights for natural father would be contrary to the minor oo , child’s best interest. , i .

Docket Entries

2020-06-29
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-03-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2020)

Attorneys

K. S., III
Kenneth Simmons III — Petitioner