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Calif. ruling protects children of homosexuals High court says same-sex parents who split must pay child support
Updated: 9:27 a.m. ET Aug. 23, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO - In the latest ruling to recognize rights of same-sex couples, the California Supreme Court has said gay and lesbian couples who raise children are lawful parents and must provide for their children if they break up.
The state’s custody and child support laws that hold absent fathers accountable also apply to estranged gay and lesbian couples who used reproductive science to conceive, the high court ruled Monday.
Being a legal parent “brings with it the benefits as well as the responsibilities,” said Justice Joyce Kennard.
Updated: 9:27 a.m. ET Aug. 23, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO - In the latest ruling to recognize rights of same-sex couples, the California Supreme Court has said gay and lesbian couples who raise children are lawful parents and must provide for their children if they break up.
The state’s custody and child support laws that hold absent fathers accountable also apply to estranged gay and lesbian couples who used reproductive science to conceive, the high court ruled Monday.
Being a legal parent “brings with it the benefits as well as the responsibilities,” said Justice Joyce Kennard.