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  2. Stanley v. Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The case made it to the Illinois Supreme Court, which ruled that while there had been no determination of his fitness as a parent, the state was nonetheless justified in depriving him of parental rights based on the sole fact that he had not been married to the mother. Whether or not Mr. Stanley was a fit parent was irrelevant.

  3. Child custody laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Conservatorship orders divide various parental rights and duties, including (1) the right to make major decisions regarding the children; (2) the right to have physical possession of the children; and (3) the duty to financially support the children among the parents after the divorce.

  4. Child support in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Proponents hold that concept begins with the premise that when an unmarried woman becomes pregnant, she has the option of abortion, adoption, or parenthood; and argues, in the context of legally recognized gender equality, that in the earliest stages of pregnancy the putative (alleged) father should have the same human rights to relinquish all ...

  5. Why parental-rights cases won't disappear anytime soon ... - AOL

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    Beckwith said serious discussions of parental rights begin with the 1925 decision Pierce v. Society of Sisters, in which the Supreme Court rejected an Oregon law requiring all students to attend ...

  6. Parents' rights movement - Wikipedia

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    Article 14 of Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines both parents' rights and parental duties against the state: . 2. States Parties shall respect the rights and duties of the parents and, when applicable, legal guardians, to provide direction to the child in the exercise of his or her right in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child.

  7. Baby Richard case - Wikipedia

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    An appeal was filed with the Illinois Supreme Court who agreed to hear the case. Three years after the birth of the child, in June 1994, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Illinois Appellate Court had wrongly terminated Kirchner's parental rights, and the adoption was improper. Under Illinois law ...

  8. Massachusetts has new law for establishing parental rights ...

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    Massachusetts has now become the 10th state to pass a universal parentage act and joins its New England neighbors in recognizing the rights and legal obligations of parents who came to their roles ...

  9. Troxel v. Granville - Wikipedia

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    Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States, citing a constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children, struck down a Washington law that allowed any third party to petition state courts for child visitation rights over parental objections.

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