No. 21-141

Jaimee Carole Finley v. Jon Mark Finley

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2021-08-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 14th-amendment child-custody constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection family-court parental-rights state-discretion
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. If each citizen is protected under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, why would any parent, absent compelling state interest, not automatically have their 50/50 equal share in parent time and responsibility with their child?

2. If parental rights could only be compromised with compelling 'state interest,' how is it the mother in this case was stripped parental rights, especially in family court, while pro se, without conviction, and without due process of the law?

3. If every man, under the 5th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, is considered innocent until proven guilty, how could he be punished or compromised his basic fundamental parental rights to such a degree without conviction?

4. If the Constitution secured the 10 Rights of a Child, how could any state judge be empowered to override those liberties or even override the Domestic Violence Act by using his own 'discretion?'

5. Is restricting the contact between a parent and their child to only 8 total hours per year considered child abuse?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment requires that parents have an automatic 50/50 share in parental time and responsibility absent a compelling state interest

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2021)

Attorneys

Jaimee Carole Finley
Jaimee Carole Moore (Finley) — Petitioner