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.
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.