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Family

Feb. 17, 2005

Parentage Cases Offer Court Chance To Banish Illegitimacy

Forum Column - By Deborah Wald - On Jan. 1, the California Domestic Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003 went into effect. Under this act, the same presumptions apply to children born into registered same-sex domestic partnerships as apply to children born into marriages. As a matter of California state law, this act will give much broader protection to children born to same-sex domestic partners than were previously available.

        Forum Column
        
        By Deborah Wald
        
        On Jan. 1, the California Domestic Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003 went into effect. Under this act, the same presumptions apply to children born into register...

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