Fairness in child custody
Sullivan v. Skelton
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- In his custody dispute with Jessi Skelton, Cory Sullivan says Pennsylvania’s appellate procedures and evidence rulings denied him fair legal procedures (due process), challenges changes in legal-mail processing, and argues a state ruling was equivalent to involuntarily ending a father’s parental rights.
- What's at stake
- Sullivan's due-process challenge remains unresolved; the Supreme Court has not agreed to hear it.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His petition was distributed for a conference, which is not a decision to hear the case.
Sullivan also challenges changes in legal-mail processing and argues that a state ruling was equivalent to ending his parental rights involuntarily.
Question presented
1. WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT PURSUANT TO THE COMMONWEALTHS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE, SPECIFICALLY RULES OF PROCEDURE INVOLVING CHILD CUSTODY MATTERS, VIOLATE DUE PROCESS UNDER THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION? 2. SHOULD THIS COURT GRANT THE WRIT WITH RESPECT TO THE LOWER COURTS CONTINOUS DENIAL OF PETITIONER'S DUE PROCESS CLAIMS BECAUSE:? 3. THERE ARE EVIDENTIARY ERRORS THAT AMOUNTED TO A DEPRIVATION OF DUE PROCESS, AND THE HOLDINGS OF THE LOWER COURTS CONFLICT WITH PROCEDURE AND SEVERAL DECISIONS OF STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS?
What happens next
The petition was distributed for the Dec. 4, 2026, conference. The Court must decide whether to hear it; the conference listing does not guarantee an order date.
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Sources
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