Courting Change: Queer Parents, Judges, and the Transformation of American Family Law

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Courting Change Queer Parents, Judges, and the Transformation of American Family Law Kimberly D. Richman a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London new york university press New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2009 by New York University All rights reserved First published in paperback in 2010. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Richman, Kimberly D. Courting change : queer parents, judges, and the transformation of American family law / Kimberly D. Richman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978–0–8147–7698-8 (pb : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0–8147–7698-1 (pb : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978–0–8147–7595–0 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0–8147–7595–0 (cl : alk. paper) 1. Gay parents—Legal status, laws, etc.—United States. I. Title. KF540.R53 2008 346.7301’7—dc22 2008025479 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In loving memory of my grandparents, Rose Seifert Treiber and Louis Treiber and Dedicated to all of the courageous mothers and fathers whose children have been taken from them because of who they are and who they love. ...