Constitutional Due Process Protections in Child Custody Proceedings: Under the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause, the fundamental liberty interest of fit parents to the care, custody, and companionship of their children is constitutionally protected against state infringement (Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57). Family courts cannot curtail parental authority, award unequal time, or impose state supervision without satisfying strict scrutiny and proving parental unfitness by clear and convincing evidence.
“We live in a system that's designed for us to fail.... When they get older they are going to face a system that tells them there is no you.”
Allowing judges to force their idea of what kind of parent you should be to your child is nothing more than social engineering, systematically stripping children of their unique influences that come from their parents and instead allowing a judge's biased beliefs to override fit parents. The child is then dependent on the court's decision and only one of their parental influences. Divorce is not permission to come between a parent and their child. The other parent has no right or claim on the other parent's time or relationship with that child. In the spirit of Prentice Powell..."ERROR" The system has malfunctioned.
Q:What message is the family court sending to our children?
A:Thanks again Prentice Powell, for I couldn't have said it better.
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