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Montana Permits Lesbian Couple to Adopt Jointly
More good news for lesbian and gay families in Montana arrived last week. (Sorry–I was slow to get to this.) Kellie Gibson and Denise Boettcher jointly adopted Morrgan Avery Gibson-Boettcher … more →
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Montana Permits Lesbian Couple to Adopt Jointly
Julie Shapiro wrote 5 days ago: More good news for lesbian and gay families in Montana arrived last week. (Sorry–I was slow t … more →
Two Pending Lesbian Mother Cases Worth Watching
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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 →
Vermont/Virginia Lesbian Mother Lesbian Mother Update
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Julie Shapiro wrote 2 weeks ago: There’s a case that has literally been dragging on for years that I’ve talked about repe … more →
Lesbian Mothers in Montana after Kulstad
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Julie Shapiro wrote 3 weeks ago: Not long ago I wrote about Kulstad v. Maniaci, an opinion from the Montana Supreme Court involving … more →
Short Follow Up on Montana Case
Julie Shapiro wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday I commented on a new decision of the Montana Supreme Court. Here’s a bit of the lo … more →
Montana Recognizes Lesbian Mother
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Julie Shapiro wrote 2 months ago: Back in May I commented on a case (Kulstad v. Maniaci) that had been argued before the Montana Supre … 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 →
News in Brief: Lesbian Mothers Gain Further Recognition in the UK
Julie Shapiro wrote 3 months ago: The UK has adopted regulations that allow the lesbian partner of a woman who gives birth following A … more →
Unwanted Bonds
Julie Shapiro wrote 3 months ago: I think I’d best start this post with a series of forceful disclaimers. I’m going to co … more →
Florida Lesbian/Gay Adoption Ban Argued
Julie Shapiro wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday an appellate court in Florida heard arguments in a case challenging the state’s ban … more →
News In Brief: NC Appellate Approval for Second-Parent Adoption
Julie Shapiro wrote 3 months ago: I’m going to interrupt my ongoing comparison of the Oregon and DC standards for parenthood via joint … more →
A Recent Louisiana Case and the Power of Adoption
Julie Shapiro wrote 4 months ago: There’s a case–not such a recent case, but one just came to light thanks to Professor Ar … more →
Oregon Lesbian Mothers, II: The Portability Problem
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Julie Shapiro wrote 4 months ago: Earlier today (yes, it looks like it might be two posts in one day) I wrote about a very interesting … more →
Legal Parentage for Lesbian Mothers in Oregon
Julie Shapiro wrote 4 months ago: Here’s a new Oregon case that’s quite interesting. There’s an excellent discussi … more →
News in Brief: Lesbian Mothers Cannot Rely on Agreements in Utah
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Julie Shapiro wrote 4 months ago: Just a quick note about a recent case from Utah. The (very short) decision is here and you can also … more →
Lesbian Mothers in Missouri--Siblings Sundered
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Julie Shapiro wrote 5 months ago: There’s a new case out of Missouri that falls into the regrettable category of intra-lesbian dispute … more →
Lesbian Mothers in Louisiana
Julie Shapiro wrote 5 months ago: Yesterday I wrote about how courts are sometimes more inclined to respond to the individual equity c … more →
Second-Parent Adoptions and The Power of Individual Equity
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Julie Shapiro wrote 5 months ago: Last week I ran across a fascinating chart. It shows a state-by-state analysis of popular support … more →
Nevada Domestic Partnership Law and Parentage
Julie Shapiro wrote 6 months ago: A couple of days ago Nevada enacted domestic partnership legislation. (The legislature over-rode t … more →
