PARENTAL-PRIVILEGE DOCTRINE

By SovConn | September 30, 2013

parental-privilege doctrine. The parent’s right to discipline his or her child reasonably, to use reasonable child-rearing practices free of governmental interference, and to exercise decision-making authority over the child. Cf. PARENTAL-AUTONOMY DOCTRINE; PARENTAL-DISCIPLINE PRIVILEGE.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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