J.L.P. v. L.A.M.

In cases such as this one, when a natural father has established a substantial relationship with his child and has demonstrated a full commitment to the responsibilities of parenthood by participating in the *774rearing of his child, the natural father’s interest in maintaining that relationship acquires substantial protection under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, in pertinent part, that “[n]o State shall ... deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”…