by Dan Mahoney | Jun 1, 2012 | gay adoption, court discrimination, Gay, Parents, LGBT parents, non-adoptive mother, lesbian parents, parental relationship, child custody, legal parents, parental rights, non-bio mom
Bani Chatterjee and her partner, Taya King, were in a committed, long-term relationship and decided to raise a child together through international adoption. Because they could not adopt jointly due to discrimination against same-sex couples, only Taya legally adopted their child from abroad. Although Bani did not adopt their daughter, Taya and Bani co-parented their daughter, and Bani supported the family financially. Bani and Taya eventually ended their relationship after they had lived...
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by Dan Mahoney | Feb 22, 2010 | court discrimination, LGBT parents, lesbian parents, child custody, parental rights, adoption
Charisma R. and Kristina S. were in a committed relationship for 6 years. They decided to have children together, and Kristina gave birth to their child in 2003. They started a baby journal and sent out a joint birth announcement. Charisma and Kristina cared for their child together, and Charisma provided the primary care after Kristina returned to work. When their child was only a few months old, Kristina abruptly left their shared home and refused to allow Charisma to have any contact with...
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