Description |
1 online resource (xi, 267 pages) |
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Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-237) and index. |
Contents |
A double-edged sword? : indeterminacy and family law -- At the intersection of sexuality, family, and law -- Negotiating parental and sexual identity -- Right or wrong? : the indeterminacy of custody and adoption rights -- Talking back : judicial dissents and social change -- Conclusion : mastering the double-edged sword. |
Summary |
Winner of the 2010 Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award. A lesbian couple rears a child together and, after the biological mother dies, the surviving partner loses custody to the child's estranged biological father. Four days later, in a different court, judges rule on the side of the partner, because they feel the child relied on the woman as a "psychological parent." What accounts for this inconsistency regarding gay and lesbian adoption and custody cases, and why has family law failed to address them in a comprehensive manner?. In Courting Change. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Gay parents -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Gay parents -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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United States. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Subject |
Gay parents. |
Other Form: |
Print version: Richman, Kimberly D. Courting change. New York : New York University Press, ©2009 (DLC) 2008025479 |
ISBN |
9780814775950 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0814775950 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0814777449 |
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9780814777442 |
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9780814776988 |
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0814776981 |
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