The Putative Father's Parental Rights: A Focus on "Family": Quilloin v. Walcott, 434 U.S. 246 (1978)

Authors

Donald L. Swanson, University of Nebraska College of LawFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction … A. Background … B. Facts of Quilloin v. Walcott

II. Due Process Analysis … A. A Family Role Focus … B. Ramifications for Psychological Parenthood

III. Equal Protection Analysis … A. A Family Role Focus … B. Implications for Sex Discrimination

IV. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Donald L. Swanson, The Putative Father's Parental Rights: A Focus on "Family": Quilloin v. Walcott, 434 U.S. 246 (1978), 58 Neb. L. Rev. 610 (1979)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol58/iss2/11