Durkin v. Hinich

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “[t]his court has repeatedly held that the right of a parent to custody of their child is paramount” (quotation omitted)
• holding no abuse of discretion in finding presumption of parental fitness overturned where experts testified that returning child to natural parent would be detrimental to child
• “there is a presumption in custody determinations that a natural parent is fit to raise his or her own child”
• basis for custody determination must be set forth with high degree of particularity

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).