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HAWK v. HAWK

855 S.W.2d 573 (1993)

B.F. HAWK, Jr. and Sue Hawk, Petitioners/Appellees, v. Robert S. HAWK and Bay K. Hawk, Respondents/Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

June 1, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin B. Berke, Chattanooga, for appellants.

Phillip C. Lawrence, Chattanooga, for appellees.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Dianne Stamey Dycus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for State.

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Justice.

We granted review in this case primarily to decide the constitutionality of T.C.A. § 36-6-301 (1985), the Grandparents' Visitation Act, as it applies to the decision of these married parents to deny the paternal grandparents visitation with their grandchildren. Because we conclude that the application of the statute to the facts in this case violates the constitutional right to privacy in parenting decisions, under...

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