Stanley V. Illinois

Stanley V. Illinois Stanley v. Illinois 92 S.Ct. 1208 (1972) Nature of Case: The plaintiff is Peter Stanley. He said that his rights to equal protection of the law under the fourteenth Amendment have been violated. He believes that the Illinois law that makes children of unwed fathers wards of the state upon death of the mother violated his rights. Facts: Joan and Peter Stanley lived intermittently together for 18 years, in which they had 3 children. When Joan Stanley died, Stanleys children were declare wards of the state and placed with court appointed guardians after a dependency hearing by the State of Illinois.

Stanley claimed that he had never been shown to be an unfit parent. He believed that since married fathers and unwed mothers could non be deprived of their children without proving this, neither should he. The Illinois Supreme Court authentic the fact that Peter Stanleys unfitness had not been be but rejected that he was deprived of his rights under the ...If you trust to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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