HARRISON v. TAUHEED

No. 102,214.

256 P.3d 851 (2011)

Monica HARRISON, now Mitchell, Next Friend and Natural Guardian of J.D.H., a Minor Child, Appellee, v. Adiel TAUHEED, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

August 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linus L. Baker , of Stilwell, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Rebecca Mann , of Young, Bogle, McCausland, Wells & Blanchard, P.A., of Wichita, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by BEIER, J.:

This appeal arising out of an initial residential custody determination requires this court to revisit the potential for tension between a parent's constitutionally protected right to free exercise of religion and the judicial system's responsibility to further the best interests of the child.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The subject of this dispute, J.D.H., was 4 years old when his mother...

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