Family
Mar. 28, 2012
When a family boasts more than two parents, who is legal?
In an era of advanced reproductive technology, increasing numbers of so-called "blended families" and greater acceptance of gay couples, the legal precept that a child has just two legal parents is being challenged.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The kids' room of the house shared by Bill Delaney and J.R. Parish is packed with neatly organized tiaras, dolls and sequined outfits. A dollhouse occupies the two men's living room.
Delaney and Parish are gay and married, with two daughters, a 2 year old and a 5 year old, who sleep at their house three nights a week. The rest of the week, the girls stay with their biological mother and her lo...
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