Eno Williams v. Kennedy F. Ambroise and All Occupants of 9122 Edgeloch Drive Spring, Tx 77379

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• holding that there is an adequate state forum when “the plaintiff could have sought habeas corpus relief in the state court system”
• concluding there was a state court proceeding because the plaintiffs could be brought “before the court for civil contempt for any child support arrearage”
• noting that plaintiffs were not procedurally prevented from appealing adverse holdings through the state court system “and, ultimately, to the United States Supreme Court”
• noting that Younger abstention applies if “important state interests are at stake—namely, the state’s interest in preserving the integrity of . . . its domestic relations cases”
• noting that Younger may apply if “important state interests are at stake—namely, the state’s interest in preserving the integrity of . . . its domestic relations cases.” (internal quotation 5 Case: 19-14253 Date Filed: 04/30/2020 Page: 6 of 7 marks omitted)
• finding abstention was proper in a § 1983 action challenging the constitutionality of contempt hearings in child support enforcement proceedings

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).