Fathers claim N.J. family court judges violated their constitutional rights

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2015-02-06 05:17

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'A group of fathers have filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that their constitutional rights were violated when New Jersey family court judges denied them custody of their children.

Six fathers are suing the state and five family court judges in U.S. District Court in Trenton, saying they lost custody shortly after being accused of domestic violence or being incompetent parents.

They claim they should have been given an immediate full hearing allowed to them under the U.S. Constitution.

"Parents in New Jersey are losing custody of children without due process," said Paul Clark, the fathers' attorney.'

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