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Texas Judge Hands Down Anti-Gay Custody Injunction

OIA Staff — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:51:34 +0000

It’s a story from Rick Perry’s Texas: A judge who not only sits on the bench in Houston but is also an official with the Texas Republican National Committee has, without cause, told a gay divorced father that he may not leave his children alone with any man who is not a relative either “by [...]

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Lisa Miller probably fled to Central America with daughter

OIA Staff — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:14:27 +0000

Lisa Miller may have kidnapped her daughter – and fled to Central America. Miller failed to appear for a court-ordered custody swap in January with Janet Jenkins – her former lesbian partner. Jenkins’ attorney believes Miller took their daughter to El Salvador last September. [ via ProudParenting.com ] Read the full article @ Lisa Miller [...]

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NY Court Rulings Expand Rights for Gay Parents

OIA Staff — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:17:48 +0000

Gay couples with children have some of the same rights as biological parents, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled in two cases Tuesday. In a unanimous 7-0 decision, the court decided in one case that a non-biological mother who entered into a civil union in Vermont is entitled to seek custody of and [...]

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Gay Divorce Case Draws Texas Attorney General’s Attention

OIA Staff — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:31:33 +0000

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has intervened in a first-of-its-kind Travis County same-sex divorce case, arguing that the women involved, who were married in another state, may not be legally granted a divorce because Texas law defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Angelique Naylor, 39, and Sabina Daly, 41, married in 2004 [...]

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Pennsylvania Will No Longer Treat Homosexuality As an Automatic Strike In Child Custody

OIA Staff — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:31:24 +0000

With the just-decided M.A.T. v. G.S.T. case, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, in an en banc ruling (that means all judges heard the case), overturned two previous precedent-setting rulings from 1986 and 86 that had automatically slapped a scarlet letter on gays involved in child custody disputes. [ Queerty ] Read the full article @ Pennsylvania [...]

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Lesbian Mom Janet Jenkins Asks Public For Help To Find Her Daughter

OIA Staff — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:48:45 +0000

Janet Jenkins, the lesbian mom who has not had her daughter returned pursuant to a controversial custody order has expressed through her attorney that she is worried for her daughter’s safety. Jenkins’ attorney, Sarah Star, said, Janet is very disappointed that the transfer of custody did not take place as ordered…. Out of concern for [...]

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Custody battle pits New Jersey gay couple against their surrogate

OIA Staff — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:33:45 +0000

In 2006, Angelia Robinson reached an agreement with her brother, Donald, that she would carry to term twins who had been created from anonymous donor eggs and sperm from Sean Hollingsworth, Donald’s spouse. In 2007 Robinson filed suit seeking custody of the twin girls. She claimed she had been coerced into the surrogacy arrangement. In [...]

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‘Ex-Lesbian’ Mom Disappeared With Daughter

OIA Staff — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:36:29 +0000

The birth mother of a 7-year-old Virginia girl must transfer custody of the child to the woman’s former lesbian partner, a Vermont judge ruled, adding that it seems the woman has “disappeared” with her daughter. Vermont Family Court Judge William Cohen ordered Lisa Miller of Winchester, Va., to turn over daughter Isabella to Janet Jenkins [...]

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Vermont Judge Awards Custody of Child to Non-Biological Lesbian Mom

OIA Staff — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:36:17 +0000

In a stunning decision, Rutland Vermont Family Court Judge William Cohen ruled Friday that he is awarding sole custody of 7-year-old Isabella Miller to her non-biological lesbian mother, Janet Jenkins. For six years, the case has been jumping between courts in Vermont, where Jenkins lives, and Virginia, where her former lesbian spouse, Lisa Miller, now [...]

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