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Man who helped lesbian kidnap child from ex-partner goes to trial
Prosecutors allege he helped a woman and her daughter flee the country rather than share custody of the girl with the woman’s former partner.
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NY court rules unmarried non-biological same-sex parents have rights
The court expanded the definition of parenthood by ruling that former same-sex couples may seek visitation and custody even when they aren’t the biological parent.
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Michigan Supreme Court denies lesbians parental rights
The women have no rights because the children weren’t born during a marriage – even though that wasn’t legal in Michigan when the children were born.
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Oklahoma high court reinstates same-sex couple’s parenting lawsuit
The Oklahoma Supreme Court said it is in the child’s best interest to grant the non-biological parent a hearing to explore custody and visitation rights.
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Transgender man fights denial of child visitation rights
A transgender man has been denied visitation and custody rights to a child conceived before he and his partner were married and later divorced.
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Court: No visitation rights for woman after same-sex divorce
Judge Robert A. Zarnoch says that clearer laws governing the rights of same-sex couples need to be established up by state legislators.
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Appeals panel cites statute in same-sex custody case
A Kansas City woman has been granted joint custody of two children she had with her lesbian partner.
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Alabama court reverses itself, allows visitation case after same-sex couple split
An Alabama appeals court reversed itself on Friday, ruling that a woman who separated from her same-sex partner in Georgia can pursue visitation rights in Alabama.
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Lesbian couple in New Jersey again locked in legal battle with sperm donor
When Sheena and Tiara Yates decided they wanted to have a second child, the lesbian couple sought out a sperm donor and drew up a contract in which the man agreed to give up his paternity rights – a measure they believed would spare them a second custody battle with a donor.
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Alabama appeals court voids same-sex partner’s child visitation order
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama appeals court says a judge can’t order child visitation following the split-up of a same-sex couple. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled Friday that a Jefferson County judge was wrong to order child visitation for a woman who split up with her partner of 16 years.