Lesbian civil union child custody ruling [VA CA]

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Lesbian civil union child custody ruling [VA CA]

November 28, 2006 10:35:00 pm

Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins, Virginia Court of Appeals, November 28, 2006 [ruling that Virginia state courts have a constitutional obligation to defer to the rulings of Vermont courts in a child custody dispute involving two lesbian parteners who had entered into a Vermont civil union]. Read the full text of the ruling [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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