Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Marcus
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 23, 1982No. 189, Docket 82-7311PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
We are asked in this appeal to determine whether the procedures used by the State of Connecticut to remove children from foster homes comport with due process. The district court found that the appellee, Mrs. Dorothy Rivera, who was both custodial relative and foster parent to the two children living in her home, should have been provided with greater due process protections when the state removed these children. We affirm.
I. Background
Most state administrators and jurists are reluctant to order a child removed from the family home. Court decisions reflect this general…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by65 opinions
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