No. 18-7475

Aldona B. v. Nicholas S.

Lower Court: West Virginia
Docketed: 2019-01-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: biological-father child-custody civil-rights custodial-rights custody due-process equal-protection family-law parental-rights standing statutory-interpretation statutory-requirements unwed-parent
Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether an unwed biological father who meets none of the statutory requirements of caretaking, providing for, legally acknowledging, and forming a parental relationship with a child preserves the same custodial rights as a parent who fulfills parental responsibilities and duties.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an unwed biological father who meets none of the statutory requirements preserves the same custodial rights as a parent who fulfills parental responsibilities

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2018-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Aldona B.
Aldona B. — Petitioner