9.32 Particular Rights-Fourteenth Amendment-Substantive Due Process-Interference with Parent/Child Relationship (Comment only)

• Category: Federal - Jury Instructions - 9th Circuit - Civil
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-JURY-9THCIR-9-32
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Sample Jury Instructions from the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. http://www3.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/ 9.32 Particular Rights-Fourteenth Amendment-Substantive Due Process-Interference with Parent/Child Relationship (Comment only) is a legal concept that protects the family unit by prohibiting the government from interfering with a parent-child relationship without due process of law. This concept is based on the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provides that no state shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” This means that the government must provide due process when interfering with a parent-child relationship, such as by removing a child from the home of a parent or guardian. This concept also includes the right of parents to make decisions for their children regarding education, healthcare, and other important matters. There are two types of 9.32 Particular Rights-Fourteenth Amendment-Substantive Due Process-Interference with Parent/Child Relationship (Comment only): state law and federal law. State law protects parental rights on the state level, while federal law protects parental rights on the federal level. Both types of laws are designed to protect the rights of parents to make decisions for their children and to ensure that the government does not interfere with the parent-child relationship without due process of law.

9.32 Particular Rights-Fourteenth Amendment-Substantive Due Process-Interference with Parent/Child Relationship (Comment only) is a legal concept that protects the family unit by prohibiting the government from interfering with a parent-child relationship without due process of law. This concept is based on the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provides that no state shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” This means that the government must provide due process when interfering with a parent-child relationship, such as by removing a child from the home of a parent or guardian. This concept also includes the right of parents to make decisions for their children regarding education, healthcare, and other important matters. There are two types of 9.32 Particular Rights-Fourteenth Amendment-Substantive Due Process-Interference with Parent/Child Relationship (Comment only): state law and federal law. State law protects parental rights on the state level, while federal law protects parental rights on the federal level. Both types of laws are designed to protect the rights of parents to make decisions for their children and to ensure that the government does not interfere with the parent-child relationship without due process of law.