ADF-allied attorneys appeal important parental rights case to U.S. Supreme CourtALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
ADF-allied attorneys appeal important parental rights case to U.S. Supreme Court Father lost custody of only child even though he’s a fit parent
WASHINGTON — Alliance Defense Fund allied attorneys filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court Monday in a significant Pennsylvania parental rights case. The appeal asks the court to determine whether a state that permits any legal stranger to seek custody of a child over the objections of the child’s fit parents violates the parents’ constitutional right to raise their own children. David Dye and Leonard Brown, both with the Pennsylvania firm of Clymer, Musser, Brown & Conrad, P.C., and two of nearly 1,800 attorneys in the ADF alliance, represent Eric Harner, 44, of Sunbury, Pa. The husband of Harner’s deceased ex-wife sued for custody of Harner’s daughter even though Harner has never been found to be an unfit parent. The appeal argues that a state court should not deny a fit parent his fundamental right to parent his own child without first establishing a compelling state interest, which the Pennsylvania courts failed to do. Case Name: E.S.H. v. K.D. Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link: http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/3273 ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
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