Constitutional & Family Law Glossary
Authoritative definitions of fundamental liberty, strict scrutiny, dispositional jurisdiction, and procedural due process in family court proceedings.
Educational guides, case law precedents, glossary terms, and systemic family court reform.
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Authoritative definitions of fundamental liberty, strict scrutiny, dispositional jurisdiction, and procedural due process in family court proceedings.
An invented 'right' that the child custody courts and some state legislatures apply as a tool to wield against fit parents in favor of the state
A controlling rule that informs the decision-maker how they are required to rule on a particular legal question
A term from the Magna Carta of 1215, found in clause 39 which is sometimes called the law of the land clause
A court order restraining the times, places, and manner in which a parent and child may speak, associate, worship, and share family privacy with one another
The Parent-Child Relationship is an intimate and an expressive close family association protected by the First Amendment at the strictest standard
An act performed by a government employee over which they have no discretion because of a rule, statutory, or constitutional demand
This is a type of impermissible discrimination that is based on people making marital choices that the government disfavors
The Great Writ in American law that can be used in child custody cases to challenge the violation of a custody order
An agent of the Court who you have to pay to speak against your interests and hide the court's corruption
Your family law attorney has a fiduciary duty to act in your best interests NOT in your child's best interests.
Ex Parte meaning on behalf of one party or outside the awareness of a party is a condition where action is taken without an opportunity for one or more litigant...
Dissolution of a constitutionally protected intimate and expressive close family relationship protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments as a privacy righ...
The Best Interest of the Child, is perhaps the best marketing slogan ever created and it is used to destroy lives and punish children every single day
An Answer is a Respondent's or Defendant's written response to an initial court filing such as a divorce suit or a child custody petition
A written document signed under oath before a notary public affirming that the facts asserted are true, that serves as legal testimony.
A political focus point that serves to drive the Parental Rights advocacy conversation.
We have worked with many professionals such as Dr. Warshak and Dr. Bone in out battles to protect parental rights for individual parents and for all parents.
References to some of the free forms for pro se litigants that we are aware of.
References to some of the important family law precedent with our introduction to the contents of each divorce or child custody case.
Your parental rights are fundamental. Therefore, the burden is on the state to justify infringement of parental rights.
Comprehensive constitutional authorities, legislative breakdowns, and educational legal analyses for systemic family court reform and due process.