Supreme Court· 6/27/1983

Lehr v. Robertson

Citations

463 U.S. 248
103 S. Ct. 2985
77 L. Ed. 2d 614
1983 U.S. LEXIS 92
51 U.S.L.W. 5010

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holding that the relationship between a parent and child merits constitutional protection in \appropriate cases\
holding that loss of companionship claims can be asserted even after a child reaches the age of majority
holding that parental rights could be denied to unwed father who failed to establish substantial relationship with child
holding that Due Process Clause does not protect an unwed father’s interest in personal contact with child when father fails to develop a relationship with child
holding that Due Process Clause does not protect an unwed father's interest in personal contact with child when father fails to develop a relationship with child
holding that a state may satisfy due process through a putative father's registry, which places the father's right to notice within his control

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Judges: Stevens, White, Marshall, Blackmun

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