Santosky v. Kramer
Significance, Further Readings
Petitioners
John and Annie Santosky
Respondent
Kramer, Commissioner of Dept. Social Services, Ulster County
Petitioners' Claim
Fair preponderance of evidence is unconstitutional when used to terminate parental rights.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioners
Martin Guggenheim
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Steven D. Scavuzzo
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun (writing for the Court), William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., John Paul Stevens
Justices Dissenting
Warren E. Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
24 March 1982
Decision
Fair preponderance violates due process guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
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