Legal Opinion

In the Interest of Brooks

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided November 1, 1980No. 51,244PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an appeal by Mary Ann Brooks and Jimmy Brooks from an order of the district court severing their parental rights in Debra Brooks, pursuant to K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 38-824(c).

The three issues before this court are:

1. Is the term “unfit” in K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 38-824(c) unconstitutionally vague under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution?

2. Does K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 38-824(c) violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution because it fails to…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Murray v. PalmgrenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  2. State Ex Rel. Mays v. RidenhourSupreme Court of Kansas · 1991
  3. Guardian Title Co. v. BellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1991
  4. Pawling v. GoodwinWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Hearn v. City of Overland ParkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1989

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