Constitutional Motion Practice & Evidentiary Due Process in Family Court: Procedural due process guarantees litigating parents the right to timely notice, an impartial tribunal, formal evidentiary hearings, and the cross-examination of adverse witnesses before parental liberties are infringed (Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U.S. 545). Filing timely constitutional objections and modular pre-trial motions prevents domestic relations courts from deciding fundamental custody rights through informal conferences, judicial fiats, or unsworn hearsay recommendations.
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This is the first in a series of "How To" videos on protecting your parental equality and your fundamental rights.
This video teaches you how to insist that the court use the proper due process that comes from the 14th amendment due process clause.
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