Legal Opinion
Webster v. Ryan
New York City Family Court
Decided June 21, 2001PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
W. Dennis Duggan, J.
In this case, the Court holds that a child has an independent, constitutionally guaranteed right to maintain contact1 with a person with whom the child has developed a parent-like relationship.2
That right is constitutionally guaranteed because it is a fundamental liberty encompassed within the freedom of as*88sociation right of the First Amendment3 of the United States Constitution and article I, §§ 8 and 9 of the New York Constitution.4 This liberty is protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and article I, § 6 of the New York…
2Cases cited71 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Roth v. WestonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- In Re Custody of ShieldsWashington Supreme Court · 2006
- Shields v. HarwoodWashington Supreme Court · 2006
- In re the Custody of ShieldsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004
- C.M. v. C.H.New York Supreme Court · 2004
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