Monthly Archives: May 2010

Civil Union in Vermont Makes Non-Biological Mom a Legal Parent in New York

Published on May 5, 2010 by Sandra Slaga

New York’s highest court ruled 7-0 yesterday (May 4) that a non-biological mother is a legal parent and entitled to seek custody and visitation.  The New York Court of Appeals based its decision on a Vermont civil union that the non-biological mother and her former partner entered into before the birth of [...]

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