Family law practitioners say that the bedrock principle of a child’s “best interests” will continue to guide them in the wake of a Court of Appeals ruling expanding the definition of parenthood.
The court on Tuesday said judges could recognize that people who are not parents through the traditionally recognized avenues of marriage, biology or adoption may still seek visitation and custody rights. The decision was praised by advocates of same-sex members of couples who had no recourse when prohibited from seeing children they once shared with non-married ex-partners.
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