Three-parent families gain legal recognition in U S courts
In New York and other states courts have begun to recognize a third parent for a child. Madison, now 16, celebrated in a California courtroom where Victoria Bianchi was named a legal parent under a California law. Maine and several states have similar laws, reflecting evolving family forms and advances in reproductive technology.
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Pennsylvania case creates complex donor parent child support
In a 2007 Pennsylvania appeals ruling a man who fathered children for a lesbian couple was required to contribute to child support after their breakup. He had agreed to be a sperm donor but actively supported the children and allowed them to call him Papa. The court found his parental involvement went beyond biology and treated him as an indispensable party in support, though not officially a parent. By then he had died and left his estate to the children.
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