Judges must clear a high bar to separate parents from children forever, Texas Supreme Court rules

Rights for parents in children’s medical care nears floor vote

(The Center Square) – Mandatory consent from parents for several medical treatments is poised to reach a floor vote in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Judges must clear a high bar to separate parents from children forever, Texas Supreme Court rules

Justice Jane Bland held that such a long-term restriction on parental contact— similar to terminating parental rights—requires “clear and convincing evidence,” because it interferes with a constitutional right: a parent’s right to care for and communicate with their children.