Ruth D. Ledoux-Nottingham v. Jennifer Joy Downs, etc.

In this case we consider whether the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution requires enforcement of a sister state’s judgment ordering grandparent visitation with minor children despite the fact that the right of privacy set forth in article I, section 23 of the Florida Constitution protects the right of parents to raise their children free from unwarranted governmental interference. We have for review LeDoux-Nottingham v. Downs, 163 So.3d 560 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015), in which the Fifth District Court of Appeal rejected the argument that a Colorado judgment ordering…