No. 19-853

Sandra R., et al. v. Arizona Department of Child Safety

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2020-01-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: child-custody clear-and-convincing-evidence constitutional-standard due-process family-law parental-rights state-action state-intervention termination
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-02-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Due Process Clause requires a State to allege and prove a parent's unfitness by clear and convincing evidence to terminate parental rights

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, in order to terminate a parent’s parental rights to their child, the Due Process Clause of the United States constitution requires that a State must allege and prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that a parent is unfit?

Docket Entries

2020-03-02
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-01-31
Waiver of right of respondent Arizona Department of Child Safe to respond filed.
2020-01-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2020)
2019-10-30
Application (19A471) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 4, 2020.
2019-10-24
Application (19A471) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 25, 2019 to January 4, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Arizona Department of Child Safe
Autumn L. SpritzerOffice of the Arizona Attorney General, Child & Family Protection Division - Appeals, Respondent
Autumn L. SpritzerOffice of the Arizona Attorney General, Child & Family Protection Division - Appeals, Respondent
Sandra Rey, et al.
Kristina Beth ReevesGillespieShields, Petitioner
Kristina Beth ReevesGillespieShields, Petitioner