Ankenbrandt v. Richards
United States Supreme Court
504 U.S. 689 (1992)
Relevant factsFree
Ankenbrandt (plaintiff) brought a diversity-jurisdiction tort suit on behalf of her minor daughters against their father and his companion (defendants), alleging physical and sexual abuse; the district court dismissed based on the domestic-relations exception and, alternatively, on abstention grounds, and the court of appeals affirmed.
IssueFree
Whether a federal district court may invoke the domestic relations exception to abstain from exercising diversity jurisdiction over a state tort claim for damages.