No. 23A177

Geoffrey Hamilton Woodward v. Sarah Edge Woodward

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2023-08-25
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: compelled-medical-procedures due-process-clause family-court medical-treatment parental-contact parental-rights
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Due Process Clause permits a family court to compel unwanted medical treatment as a condition of allowing a fit parent to maintain contact with his child absent an overriding state interest and consideration of reasonable alternatives

Docket Entries

2023-08-25
Application (23A177) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until October 4, 2023. The application for leave to file Exhibit A under seal is granted.
2023-08-22
Application (23A177) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 3, 2023 to October 4, 2023, and for leave to file Exhibit A under seal, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Geoffrey Hamilton Woodward
Carter G. Phillips — Petitioner