No. 21-1045

I. M. v. Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, et al.

Lower Court: Maryland
Docketed: 2022-01-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: child-custody due-process forum-shopping international-law jurisdiction minimum-contacts parental-rights uccjea
Latest Conference: 2022-03-25
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the UCCJEA comports with the Due Process Clause, where it subjects an international parent to termination of parental rights, where the parent is not deemed unfit, and where the parent has no contact, ties, or relations with the forum state?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the UCCJEA comports with the Due Process Clause, where it subjects an international parent to termination of parental rights, where the parent is not deemed unfit, and where the parent has no contact, ties, or relations with the forum state?

Docket Entries

2022-03-28
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
2022-02-23
Waiver of right of respondent J.T. (child) to respond filed.
2022-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services to respond filed.
2022-01-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 25, 2022)

Attorneys

I. M.
Stephen Bennett MercerRaquinMercer LLC, Petitioner
J.T. (child)
Amy L. PetkovsekMaryland Legal Aid, Respondent
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, et al.
Julia Doyle Bernhardt — Respondent