Archive for Custody

Donor Parental Rights – Florida

The Florida Supreme Court recently ruled that an egg donor has parental rights not because she was biologically related to the child but because: “The couple’s actions before and after the child’s birth — including their use of funds from their joint bank account, their statements to the…

A House Divided – Literally

A family law judge in Spain has ordered parents to divide their family home in half.  The judge found that dividing the family residence in half was in the best interest of the parents’ two daughters, ages 6 and 7.   Click here to read in today’s New York Times….

Sperm Donors = Daddy?

The California legislature is considering a bill to amend who is considered a Father.  Current law provides that a sperm donor is “treated in law as if he were not the natural father of a child thereby conceived.”  SB 115, however, would allow a sperm donor to request…

Kansas Supreme Court Affirms Parental Rights for Same Sex Partners

The Kansas Supreme Court issued a ruling on Friday entitling same sex partners to parental rights over children which they help raise.  The Court affirmed a lower court ruling which awarded parental rights to the non-biological mother of two children conceived through artificial insemination and raised by her…