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The US Supreme Court yesterday ruled in Turner v. Rogers that it is a violation of the Due Process Clause of the US Constitution for the state to incarcerate a defendant for non-payment of child support when he was afforded neither benefit of counsel nor some alternative procedures, and he was not given adequate notice. I had previously posted about the case here.

I have only now gotten a copy of the opinion, and will post on it when I have a chance to read it.

Thanks to attorney Frances Stephenson.

Tagged: appointment of counsel, Child Support, Turner v Rogers

§ 3 Responses to BREAKING NEWS: TURNER v. ROGERS

• Deadbeat dad’s get little help at the US Supreme Court « randywallace says:

  June 21, 2011 at 3:12 pm

  […] 21, 2011 by randywallace Leave a Comment Until Chancellor Primeaux’s post about Turner v. Rogers, I had forgotten that the issue of non-represented deadbeat dads going to […]

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• randywallace says:

  June 21, 2011 at 11:50 am

  I had forgotten that issue was up before the SCOTUS. About to read the opinion now.

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  • Larry says:

    June 21, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    After reading it, the decision is somewhat more nuanced than my first take. It will take a little more explanation to get it right. Stay tuned.

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