H.K. v. v. Fla. Dep't of Children & Families
In brief
The Supreme Court declined to hear H.K. V.’s case, leaving the Florida decision in place without deciding the constitutional questions.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · June 1, 2020
- What it’s about
- The Supreme Court denied review of H.K. V.’s challenge to the termination of parental rights, leaving the Florida court’s decision in place.
- Who it affects
- The denial left the Florida decision in place for H.K. V., but did not decide whether ending the parental rights violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
As a result, the Florida Department of Children and Families prevailed, and the Court did not decide the constitutional issues on the merits.
The dispute asked whether a Florida appeals court could leave the decision ending parental rights in place without a written opinion and whether the trial court had to consider options short of ending parental rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Question presented
1. Whether the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal's per curiam affirmance of the termination of Petitioner's parental rights, without a written opinion, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution? 2. Whether the trial court's failure to consider less restrictive alternatives to termination of parental rights violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. The constitutional questions were not decided in this case.
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