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.
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Challenge discovery imposed by the other side or the courts. If you are facing "fishing expeditions" where the courts are trying to invade your mind and your privacy through the use of child custody studies, psych evals, and social studies…Watch this video to learn the strategies that Ron and Sherry Palmer have discovered can help you protect your 4th and 5th amendment rights to privacy regarding your home life and the decisions you make regarding your child within the law.
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.