Supreme Court· 3/2/1971

Boddie v. Connecticut

Citations

401 U.S. 371
91 S. Ct. 780
28 L. Ed. 2d 113
1971 U.S. LEXIS 73

How courts have described this case

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holding that a State could not deny a divorce to a married couple based on their inability to pay court costs
holding that “the hearing required by due process is subject to waiver”
holding court may not deny dissolution of marriage to indigents solely based on failure to pay filing fees
ruling due process prohibits a state from denying indigents any access to the divorce courts, the only way in which a marriage could be dissolved, solely due to inability to pay
explaining that due process requires “a meaningful opportunity to be heard”
quoting, in part, Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U.S. 545, 552, 85 S.Ct. 1187, 1191, 14 L.Ed.2d 62 (1965)

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Judges: Harlan, Burger, Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Douglas, Brennan, Black

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