Investor Presentaiton

Idaho Supreme Court Decision: - The Court then found that Idaho Code sections 16-1504(3)(b) and 16-1513(4) are UNCONSTITUTIONAL because they deny due process to unwed fathers who have formed meaningful relationships with their children prior to the filing of an adoption petition. This is the procedural due process argument. However, the Court pauses here to educate readers about the proper structure of a constitutional challenge - the distinction between an "as applied” and a “facial" challenge. Father did not identify which he was advancing, but the Court looked at each argument through both lenses. While his arguments failed a facial challenge, the Court found that the statutes identified above actually did FAIL an "as applied" challenge.

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