Constitutional Limits on Custody Restrictions: Under strict scrutiny analysis governing fundamental parental rights, any state limitation on parent-child custody or access must utilize the least restrictive means to achieve a compelling governmental interest (Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702). Family courts violate Fourteenth Amendment Due Process when imposing standard possession restrictions on fit parents without proving specific, severe harm by clear and convincing evidence.
Minimizing Restrictions on Parents Possession or Access
Sec. 153.193. MINIMAL RESTRICTION ON PARENT'S POSSESSION OR ACCESS. The terms of an order that denies possession of a child to a parent or imposes restrictions or limitations on a parent's right to possession of or access to a child may not exceed those that are required to protect the best interest of the child.
Fix Family Courts provides parents, attorneys, and family advocates with rigorous constitutional frameworks to safeguard fundamental parental rights. Under binding Supreme Court precedents including Troxel v. Granville, Santosky v. Kramer, and Pierce v. Society of Sisters, fit parents are constitutionally presumed to act in their children's best interests. State courts lack constitutional authority to abridge custody, parenting time, or parental decision-making without strict scrutiny and clear and convincing evidence.
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