Unmarried Same-Sex Couple Seeking Joint Custody and Parenting Time For a Child Conceived Through in Vitro Fertilization
Under the equitable parent doctrine, a would-be equitable parent of a child born or adopted in same-sex marriage may seek custody and parent time.
Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Cautions: Courts Must Not Raise Issues For The Parties
Same-sex couple. Domestic partnership declared. Donor insemination contract. Two children born during the relationship. Domestic partnership terminated.
Court of Appeals Holds That Equitable Parent Doctrine may be Asserted by Married Same-Sex Spouses
The Court of Appeals issued a published decision in Stankevich v Milliron, holding that, same-sex couples who are married, in this state or others, may assert the equitable parent doctrine.