Posted on 11/03/2005 11:27:05 AM PST by kemathen7
OLYMPIA, Wash. The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a woman who raised a child from birth to age 6 while in a relationship with the girl's biological mother can seek parental rights as a "de facto parent (search)," essentially creating a new class of parent in the state.
"Today we hold that our common law recognizes the status of de facto parents and places them in parity with biological and adoptive parents in our state," the court, led by Justice Bobbe J. Bridge, wrote in the 7-2 decision. "Neither the United States Supreme Court nor this court has ever held that 'family' or 'parents' are terms limited in their definition by a strict biological prerequisite."
Sue Ellen Carvin (search), who goes by "Mian," sued her former partner, Page Britain (search), in King County Superior Court in November 2002, alleging that Britain had unfairly cut off access to Britain's biological daughter, identified in court papers as L.B.
The two had been together for about six years when they decided to raise a child together. Britain was artificially inseminated and gave birth in 1995. For the next several years, Carvin stayed home to raise the girl, who called her "Mama" and Britain "Mommy."
But a year and a half ago, Britain and Carvin split. Britain married the sperm donor and subsequently barred Carvin from seeing L.B.
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Your not aware of circumstantial evidence and neither am I. How do you know that the birth father was not involved the whole time? Perhaps she is very close to him. Perhaps the birth mother is aware of certain things that make her suspicious of this lesbian women. We dont know and for the sake of the child she should be provided the opportunity for intact normal (yes that means one man and one women) family.
Homos (not used derogatory, just short hand for homosexual) should not be given the opportunity to harm these children. Study after study indicates that homo behavoir begins after molestation or same parent neglect; all of the priests were not just pedophiles but mostly homo pedaphiles.
It is definitely "right"
The lesbo has no more "right" to this child than if she were the mom's sister or mother.
The fact that she was in the child's life is insufficient.
[Look at how many fathers are denied visitation and they were truly involved.]
Personally, I think the use of artificial insemination, sperm donation and turkey baster babies should all be illegal. That would hold true for both Gays and Heterosexuals.
If you cannot have a baby, adopt.
No, but I don't use the behavior of animals as a gage for how humans should act. Interesting that homosexuals claim that homosexuality occurs in animals, so that makes it okay. I always say to them that animals lick their behinds, throw feces and eat their own vomit, so I don't use them as a model of behavior.
The child deserves and intact and normal family with a father and mother.
Children do best with an intact family with a mom and dad. However, this child did not have that for 6 years. It is unfair to the child to suddenly eliminate the person who raised her for 6 years from her life.
By the way, do you have some information to show that both mom and dad have suddenly found Jesus or something? Because I doubt the family the girl is in right now is all that stable considering the history of mom and dad.
Homosexuals should not be raising children or perhaps its ok with you that children be raised by satanists or drug addicts.
Nothing like a little hysteria to show us all that you can't deal with the topic in an adult manner.
As I have already stated, a stable home with mom and dad is best for a child. It's is also best for a child not to suddenly eliminate from her life a person who has raised her and loved her for 6 years. The only reason that should be done is if the child is in imminent danger. Can you show that to be the case here?
Yes, that was my point in a previous post. "Ex" spouses or partners, no matter the gender of each party, can poison the mind of a child against that person they used to love and who used to (and still) loves the child.
My question wasn't to you, so what was the point of your post to me? Is that a serious enough question for you?
I was responding to your post #20, in which you quote a question which was directed at me previously.
My mistake.
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