Legal Opinion

Stanton v. Stanton

Utah Supreme Court

Decided May 5, 1977No. 14268PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Justice:

This case is before the court for the third time. The first appeal was from an order of the district court terminating the parental support obligation of a female child that had reached statutory1 majority at age 18. On appeal plaintiff asserted the statute created an unconstitutional classification in violation of equal protection. This court did not so find and its decision affirming the trial court is found in 30 Utah 2d 315, 517 P.2d 1010 (1974). Plaintiff appealed to the United States Supreme Court which reversed, holding that the statute in question did deny equal…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stanton v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Stanton v. StantonUtah Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Stanton v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Stanton v. StantonUtah Supreme Court · 1976

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kopp v. Fair Political Practices CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Condas v. CondasUtah Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Ferguson v. FergusonUtah Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Harris v. HarrisUtah Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Kopp v. Fair Political Practices CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995

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