Courting Change : : Queer Parents, Judges, and the Transformation of American Family Law / / Kimberly D. Richman.
Winner of the 2010 Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship AwardA lesbian couple rears a child together and, after the biological mother dies, the surviving partner loses custody to the child’s estranged biological father. Four days later, in a different court, jud...
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Richman, Kimberly D., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Courting Change : Queer Parents, Judges, and the Transformation of American Family Law / Kimberly D. Richman. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2008] ©2008 1 online resource : 3 black and white illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 A Double-Edged Sword? -- 2 At the Intersection of Sexuality, Family, and Law -- 3 Negotiating Parental and Sexual Identity -- 4 Right or Wrong? -- 5 Talking Back -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Winner of the 2010 Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship AwardA lesbian couple rears a child together and, after the biological mother dies, the surviving partner loses custody to the child’s estranged biological father. Four days later, in a different court, judges rule on the side of the partner, because they feel the child relied on the woman as a “psychological parent.” What accounts for this inconsistency regarding gay and lesbian adoption and custody cases, and why has family law failed to address them in a comprehensive manner?In Courting Change, Kimberly D. Richman zeros in on the nebulous realm of family law, one of the most indeterminate and discretionary areas of American law. She focuses on judicial decisions-both the outcomes and the rationales-and what they say about family, rights, sexual orientation, and who qualifies as a parent. Richman challenges prevailing notions that gay and lesbian parents and families are hurt by laws’ indeterminacy, arguing that, because family law is so loosely defined, it allows for the flexibility needed to respond to-and even facilitate - changes in how we conceive of family, parenting, and the role of sexual orientation in family law.Drawing on every recorded judicial decision in gay and lesbian adoption and custody cases over the last fifty years, and on interviews with parents, lawyers, and judges, Richman demonstrates how parental and sexual identities are formed and interpreted in law, and how gay and lesbian parents can harness indeterminacy to transform family law. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Gay parents Legal status, laws, etc United States United States. Gay parents Legal status, laws, etc United States. Gay parents Legal status, laws, etc. United States. LAW / Family Law / General. bisacsh American. Kimberly. Richman. areas. discretionary. family. indeterminate. law. most. nebulous. realm. zeros. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110706444 print 9780814775950 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814777442.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814777442 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814777442/original |
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