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Two Pending Lesbian Mother Cases Worth Watching7 comments

Julie Shapiro wrote 1 week ago: There’s an excellent blog run by the people at Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender a … more →

Tags: Family Law, Adoption, de facto parent, functional parent, lesbian mother, second parent

justice.1 comment

ohchicken wrote 2 weeks ago: this brings tears to my eyes, in a grateful sort of way. … more →

Lesbian Custody--Bits and Pieces

Julie Shapiro wrote 3 months ago: Time to offer a small note on a couple of developments from the last few days.    Both concern lesbi … more →

Tags: Parentage, Family Law, second parent, functional parent, Adoption, de facto parent, New York, Texas

Second-Parent Adoption2 comments

ireneolszewski wrote 4 months ago: One of my favorite tasks as a lawyer is to facilitate the adoption process for my same-sex clients.  … more →

Tags: Step-Parent & Co-Parent Adoption, Same-sex Adoption, co-parent adoption, Step Parent Adoption, CT Civil Union, CT Same-Sex Marriage

Effort to Undo Maine Adoption Fails

Julie Shapiro wrote 4 months ago: There’s an interesting and really somewhat unusual case out of Maine this past week.   You can … more →

Tags: Parentage, Family Law, Marriage, Adoption, permanency, Maine

Second-Parent Adoptions and The Power of Individual Equity

Julie Shapiro wrote 5 months ago: [This is cross-posted from my blog, Related Topics.   You'll find much more extensive discussion of … more →

Tags: Family Law, LGBT law, social change, lesbian/gay parents

Afternoon Tea

rainbowmittens wrote 7 months ago: Diet Coke, little cucumber finger sandwiches, and this stuff: 1. H.R. 1913 (the Local Law Enforcemen … more →

Tags: Cars, Gov. Chris Gregoire, HR 1913, house judiciary committee, local law enforcement hate crimes prevention act of 200, Michigan House, michigan house judiciary committee, michigan policy summit, netroots nation

Well, they don't call it the "Gay Mountain State."9 comments

twoladiesinwaiting wrote 8 months ago: Thanks to our crack Vermont News Bureau, Heidi the Spy, we were apprised early that Vermont’s … more →

Tags: Shmolitics, Marriage Equality, New York City, vermont civil unions, Jim Douglas, Birth Certificate, same sex parent adoption

legally, we are now fambly.24 comments

ohchicken wrote 11 months ago: on friday morning, we shuffled around the house in pajamas, overtired after jude kept us up most of … more →

Tags: photos, baby jude

here comes the judge!18 comments

ohchicken wrote 12 months ago: little miss propeller hands is totally stoked about being adopted by mama h tomorrow. … more →

Tags: photos, baby jude

Kentucky Second-Parent Adoptions As A Taking-Off Point1 comment

Julie Shapiro wrote 1 year ago: For a couple of entries now I’ve been talking about a recent Kentucky Court of Appeals decisio … more →

Tags: Family Law, Parentage, Adoption, gay father, lesbian mother, Marriage, number of parents, step-parent

meanwhile.9 comments

ohchicken wrote 1 year ago: our homestudy went just fine. our social worker is a very nice lady who is obviously excited for us … more →

Tags: photos, baby jude

it's been 28 days since my last donut. or...12 comments

ohchicken wrote 1 year ago: jude is 4 weeks old today! here she is during bathtime yesterday. wish us luck this evening…we … more →

Tags: photos, baby jude

We Mark Their Experiences By The Places They Throw Up15 comments

RaJen wrote 1 year ago: I had this post all written out in my head but it was going be the length of those horrid Norton Ant … more →

Tags: Harper, Mateo, migrate, newborn, Family, Reflux

These Little Angels Have Two Mommies!11 comments

RaJen wrote 1 year ago: As of this post, these little angels have two legally recognized mommies! Our home photo shoot: Brui … more →

Tags: Daily Photo, Harper, Mateo, migrate, newborn, parenthood

Families Like Mine15 comments

RaJen wrote 1 year ago: The fact that I have before contributed to the Human Rights Campaign and the American Civil Libertie … more →

Tags: Events, migrate, Family

as of late.8 comments

ohchicken wrote 1 year ago: in 10 days, it will be safe for sparky to make her appearance as a home-birthed baby. granted, i am … more →

Tags: Beginnings, Sparky, Third Trimester

um, hello.3 comments

ohchicken wrote 1 year ago: my apologies for the lack of posts recently.  lots of life has come and gone since i last wrote, but … more →

Tags: Insurance, Sparky, Third Trimester

things and stuff.9 comments

ohchicken wrote 1 year ago: so the second i began to write this post, i totally forgot what i wanted to write about. huh. well. … more →

Tags: photos, Sparky, Second Trimester


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