Last week, a 5 year-old Ontario, Canada boy became a son to three parents: a father and two mothers. The boy has been raised by his biological mother and her partner but his father has been involved in his upbringing since birth. The partner was given parental status by the Ontario Court of Appeals last week.
The mother's partner said the ruling eliminated the possibility that she could lose any legal relationship to the boy if her partner died suddenly. This case is the latest of a series of legal actions expanding the rights of same-sex couples on Canada.
The Court found that Ontario's family legislation, which dates to 1990, does not reflect current social or reproductive realities and they used the court's general power to act as guardian for minors to grant her request. For the full article click http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/americas/12canada.html?ex=1169701200&en=c35e3a1bf9eacb23&ei=5070&emc=eta1
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Jennifer Jaskolka-Brown, an Iowa attorney located at 6601 Westown Parkway, Suite 200, West Des Moines, Iowa, (515) 247-4705, practices in general civil litigation with an emphasis in Iowa Family Law issues. She provides guidance in family law matters from divorce, paternity, disestablishment of paternity to adoption,and guardianships. She also provides representation in a wide-variety of civil litigation issues.
