M. C. v. Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families
DueProcess
Whether the termination of parental rights without substantial evidence of unfitness violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Whether the termination of parental rights without substantial evidence of unfitness violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 2. Whether the immediate removal of my daughter from my home without direct proof of abuse or neglect by the parent is in direct violation of several Federal and State Constitutional guaranteed Rights and Statutes, without due process? These include the Fourth, Ninth, Fourteenth Amendment, Article 1 Sec 2, 3, and 7, RCW 13.34.130 and 2013 c 254s 1? 3. Whether DCYF fulfilled its duty to expressly and understandably offer services that were in line with the individual needs of the parent before terminating parental rights? 4. Whether the procedural deficiencies and lack of accommodation for my intellectual disability and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) constituted a violation of my constitutional rights? C1 of C2 UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT