Matter of Guardianship, Boyd & Nickolas Faust

This case raises issues pertaining to the parental right to control the education and religious training of minor children. We hold that here the chancery court, an agency of the State, acted beyond its powers in directing and restricting the father in his right to control their intellectual and religious education, where he was a fit person for their custody.

Appellant, N. M. Faust, is the father of Boyd Quin Faust and Nickolas L. Faust, who, at the time of the decree appealed from, were 15 and 14 years of age, respectively. Their mother died in 1953, and appellant was appointed guardian over…