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California Courts of Appeal

Jan. 21, 2012

Same-sex custody ruling reversed on appeal

A 3rd District Court of Appeal decision Thursday gives family law judges a road map for recognizing parental relationships within nontraditional families.


By Laura Ernde


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A 3rd District Court of Appeal decision Thursday gives family law judges a road map for recognizing parental relationships within nontraditional families.


The case concerned a San Joaquin County child whose mother got into a serious relationship with a woman shortly after the child was born. When the couple split up five years later in 2008, the girlfriend sought custody and visitation.


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