All posts tagged "non-biological parent"
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Lesbian Couple Fleeing Italy Over Parental Rights
A lesbian couple are fleeing to Spain over fears that the Italian government will contest their parental rights to their sons.
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Georgia gay couple sues State Department over refusal to recognize daughter’s citizenship
Government refuses to acknowledge legality of couple's marriage, and thus, their child's citizenship
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Mississippi Supreme Court rules same-sex spouses must both be recognized as legal parents
A lower court had previously ruled that an anonymous sperm donor's parental rights trumped those of a lesbian mother
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Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of lesbian’s recognition as child’s legal parent
Lower courts relied on two separate Supreme Court cases to find that non-biological parent's rights cannot be ignored
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Hawaii Supreme Court hears same-sex parenting dispute over child support
Non-biological mother is asking the court not to recognize her parental rights
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Arkansas governor orders Dept. of Health to list lesbian mothers on birth certificates
Directive follows court orders that same-sex parents have their parental rights recognized
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Ruling giving sperm donor parental rights over lesbian mother challenged in court
On Wednesday, Lambda Legal, with the support of local lawyer Dianne Ellis, argued before the Mississippi Supreme Court on behalf of a lesbian mother, Chris...
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SCOTUS says Arkansas must list same-sex parents on children’s birth certificates
Court found state's birth certificate policy discriminated against same-sex couples
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Lesbian parental rights case appealed to Mississippi Supreme Court
Lawyers representing a lesbian woman who is being denied her parental rights have appealed a lower court’s ruling against her to the Mississippi Supreme Court. The...
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New York family court rules in favor of same-sex second-parent adoption
Last week, a New York family court issued a decision guaranteeing married lesbian couples the right to engage in second-parent adoptions in order to officially...
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Massachusetts court grants parental rights to unmarried same-sex partners
Decision provides extra security for children being raised by same-sex couples who don't or cannot marry
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Lesbian mother allowed to seek visitation and custody
A woman who helped raise a son with her former partner will be able to seek visitation rights and sue for joint legal custody, following...
