Supreme Court of the United States

Stanton v. Stanton

April 15, 1975421 U.S. 7

Summary

The Supreme Court held that Utah's statute assigning different ages of majority to males (21) and females (18) violates the Equal Protection Clause in the context of child support, affirmed that the case was not moot and that the mother had standing, and reversed the Utah Supreme Court's decision, remanding for further proceedings.