judicial policy innovation and diffusion
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice
- Magazine Year
- 2007
- Creator
- Turner, William B.
- Thesaurus
- afstamming, lesbische moeders, homoseksualiteit, ouderschap, rechtspraak, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- Holtzman v. Knott was the first decision in which a court recognized a lesbian as the 'de facto parent' of a child whom her partner had conceived and delivered during the course of their relationship. The author describes the holding and rationale of Holtzman, along with descriptions of subsequent cases, both those that grant standing to the petitioner and those that do not. He also gives demographic information about the states that have directly addressed the issue and states that restrict the parenting rights of gays and lesbians.