Legal Opinion

State ex rel. T.H. ex rel. H.H. v. Min

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided August 29, 1990PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the due process provisions of the state and/or federal constitutions required the Juvenile Court of Davidson County to appoint counsel for the appellants in a proceeding in which the appellants faced the possibility of losing custody of their child.

Pursuant to the order to proceed under a pseudonym, plaintiffs will be referred to as H.H. and E.H. on their own behalf and in behalf of their minor daughter T.H.

On March 3, 1987, the Department of Human Services filed a petition in juvenile court alleging T.H. to be dependent…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Hilary Davis, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. William J. Page, Jr., Etc., Circuit Judges Dixie Herlong Chastain, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984

3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. In Re Carrington H.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2016
  5. In Re Carrington H.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2016

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