Which landmark court decision brought the ideals of the English chancery courts as they pertained to juveniles to America, thus establishing parens patriae as settled law in American juvenile jurisprudence?

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Ex Parte Crouse (1838) is the landmark decision that brought the ideals of the English chancery courts as they pertained to juveniles to America, establishing parens patriae as settled law in American juvenile jurisprudence. This principle allows the state to step in and act as a parent for the welfare of a child when the natural parents are unable or unwilling to do so.

Which Landmark Court Decision Brought the Ideals of the English