No. 25-6822

Ciara Lynn Rehbein v. Jessica Michelle Paddock

Lower Court: Montana
Docketed: 2026-02-17
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: due-process-clause fit-parent-doctrine fundamental-rights parental-rights standing statutory-authority
Latest Conference: 2026-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Due Process Clause permits a state court to award parental rights to a nonparent under an unpleaded statute after trial, where the statute supplies the authority to interfere with a fit parent's fundamental rights and the nonparent lacked standing when the action was filed.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Due Process Clause permits a state court to award parental rights to a nonparent under an unpleaded statute after trial, where the statute supplies the authority to interfere with a fit parent's fundamental rights and the nonparent lacked standing when the action was filed.

Docket Entries

2026-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
2026-03-12
Supplemental brief of petitioner Ciara Lynn Rehbein filed.
2026-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 19, 2026)

Attorneys

Ciara Lynn Rehbein
Ciara Lynn Rehbein — Petitioner