829 So. 2d 951 - Sullivan v. Sapp’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 678 So. 2d 1271 - Beagle v. Beagle · 720 So. 2d 510 - Von Eiff v. Azicri · 766 So. 2d 1036 - Richardson v. Richardson · 753 So. 2d 26 - Saul v. Brunetti · 705 So. 2d 996 - Spence v. Stewart
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“In effect, section 61.13(7) treats grandparents and natural parents alike by giving grandparents custody rights equal to those of a parent, and allows courts to make its custody determination between parents and grandparents based solely on the best interest of the child standard. The grant of such rights to grandparents is unconstitutional under our reasoning in Von Eiff because it also interferes with the natural parent's fundamental right to privacy in rearing one's own child, a right this Court found to exist under article I, section 23 of the Florida Constitution. See Von Eiff. Hence, we find no valid basis to distinguish the custody statute we consider here from the visitation statute we considered in Von Eiff and Beagle , except for the fact the custody statute is even more intrusive upon a parent's rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“fails to survive the compelling state interest test required by Beagle and is facially unconstitutional as it impermissibly infringes on privacy rights protected by Article I, section 23 of the Florida Constitution.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“is facially unconstitutional in that it intrudes on the father's fundamental privacy right to raise his child free from governmental interference.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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