One, two, three GO!

The Family Scholars Blog posted an Op-ed piece from the New York Times by Elizabeth Marquardt, published on July 17, 2007. The topic is "triple parenting." It seems that a court in Pennsylvania recently held that both lesbian mothers and also the sperm donor are the legal parents of two children and all are liable for support.

 

But the Court did not stop with the issue of support. It decided that each of the three parents was entitled to visitation. Most folks involved in family law matters understand that it's difficult for children to transition between two different homes. Imagine children having to transition between three homes! How often do we hear about the rights of children -- as opposed to parental rights which are claimed to be inviolate?

 

You can read Marquardt's New York Times editorial When Three Really is a Crowd on the Family Scholars Blog.

The case, Jacobs v Schultz-Jacobs, can be read here.

See also Stanley Kurtz's column Ma, Pa, and Ma in PA published in The Coner National Review Online.

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