Shurupoff v. Vockroth

How courts have described this case

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

• reiterating that “it is presumed that the child’s best interest lies with parental custody” subject to a showing that the parent is fit or that no exceptional circumstances exist
• stating that the child’s best interest is the “ultimate, determinative factor” in custody disputes
• affirming circuit court’s award of child custody to child’s maternal grandparents
• “The Supreme Court has long recognized the right of a parent to raise [their] children as a fundamental one protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
• “The Supreme Court has long recognized the right of a parent to raise his or her children as a fundamental one protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
• presumption in favor of parent is overcome if the parent is unfit or exceptional circumstances exist that make custody with the parent detrimental to the best interests of the child; a clear and convincing standard is not constitutionally required

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).