The Florida Supreme Court will be hearing a controversial case today involving dual maternity. When Florida Legislature first enacted statute 742.14, the case of T.M.H v. D.M.T certainly was not contemplated nor were certain advancements in medical technology.
The facts in the case are undisputed. T.M.H and D.M.T. were involved in a committed same-sex relationship for a number of years and jointly decided to have a child together as equal paternal partners. The biological mother, T.M.H., provided her ova to the birth mother, D.M.T. The ova was fertilized and then implanted into the birth mother.
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