ðɪ ˈɪʃuː bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt wʌz wˈɛðɚ "ɪndˈɪdʒənt pˈɛɹənts hæv ɐ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɹˈaɪt təbi pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd wɪð stˈeɪtfˈʌndᵻd kˈaʊnsəl wɛn ɐ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈiːks ɐ dʒuːdˈɪʃəl ˈɔːɹdɚ səspˈɛndɪŋ sˈʌtʃ pˈɛɹənts kˈʌstədi ʌv ðɛɹ tʃˈɪldɹən.
The issue before the Supreme Court was whether "indigent parents have a constitutional right to be provided with state-funded counsel when a government seeks a judicial order suspending such parents’ custody of their children.