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New York’s Definition of Family Has Grown, Once Again

May 30, 2018 By Joy Rosenthal

New York’s Definition of Family Has Grown, Once Again by Joy Rosenthal

Some 18 months ago, I wrote about an important decision, Brooke S.B.1, by the New York Court of Appeals, which is the highest court in New York. (You can see that blog post here.) In Brooke, the Court determined that the non-biological mother in a same sex couple had standing to request custody or visitation of the child she helped to raise. The Brooke court found that it was in the child’s best interest to continue that relationship, and found … read more »

Filed Under: Children, Divorce, Families, LGBT Tagged With: custody, Nontraditional Family, Parental Rights

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