Stanton v. Stanton , is the US Supreme Court's 421 US 7 (1975) case that omitted the definition of Utah maturity as a breach of equal protection: women reach adulthood at 18; man in 21.
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The case began in the state court of Utah. The divorced father stopped paying child support for his daughter when she was eighteen, so her mother went to court to ask for support until both daughter and son reached twenty-one years. The Utah divorce court ruled against the mother, and the Utah Supreme Court stated that there was a "reasonable basis" for the difference: women matured earlier and married young; men have a greater need for education. The Utah court stated in his opinion that the basis for the law, although the "old idea," is not unconstitutional.
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Opinion
Judge Blackmun writes for the majority. He found the same breach of protection and said the law failed under any standard, including the rational basis (the lowest review standard of the Supreme Court). Decisions remain in the context of child support, regardless of the different ages for men and women in other contexts.
Stanton's decision put the Court on the record as stating that community stereotypes are not a valid basis for official policies that treat men and women differently.
Blackmun writes: "A child, a boy or a girl, still a child... No more women are destined only for home and family maintenance, and only men for the market and the world of ideas... If the minority age determined is needed for the boy to convince him of parental support when he achieves education and training, so, too, that's for the girl. "
See also
- Gender equality
- List of gender equality lawsuits
- List of US Supreme Court cases, volume 421
References
External links
- Text Stanton v. Stanton , 421 US 7 (1975) is available from: Findlaw Ã, Justia Ã, Open Juris
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