Article: Virginia Court of Appeals denies lesbian visitation with ex- partner's child rules

Article: Ruling affirms `de facto' parent SJC gives lesbian visitation rights
The Boston Globe;  June 30, 1999 ;     700+ words ......son had been a "de facto" parent, entitling...entitled to visit a child she had helped raise...The recognition of de facto parents is in accord...interest of the child" standard. The boy...rights, and whether "de facto parents" have a...blood relation to a child ...

Article: Qld: De facto given official status under state laws
AAP General News (Australia);  July 19, 2000 ;     378 words ......Australia) 07-19-2000 Qld: De facto given official status...BRISBANE, July 19 AAP - De facto relationships will be...weeks of living with a child's mother before the...presumption arising from de facto cohabitation . ... as many children are born of de facto ...

Article: Md. Court of Appeals judges pause over de facto parent idea in same- sex case
The Daily Record (Baltimore);  May 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ......a major same-sex child-custody case Wednesday...embracing the concept of de facto parenthood. The case...bond between the child and the third party...Appeals has held that de facto parents, unlike other...what's best for the child being raised - they...specifically establish ...

Article: Md. Court of Appeals rejects 'de facto' parent status
The Daily Record (Baltimore);  May 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ......recognize the concept of de facto parenthood, which...visitation with a child over a parent's...circumstances exist for the de facto parent to gain access to the child? Holding: Yes; reversed...recognize the concept of de facto parenthood, which...same-sex couple's ...

Article: Court rules lesbian can seek 'de facto parent' right
Daily Breeze;  November 4, 2005 ;     328 words ......woman who raised a child from birth while...seek rights as a "de facto parent," essentially...recognizes the status of de facto parents and places...decided to raise a child together. Britain...seek status as a "de facto or psychological...evidence of a ...

Article: Vic: Man sues de facto over child deception
AAP General News (Australia);  November 1, 2002 ;     252 words ...00-00-0000 Vic: Man sues de facto over child deception MELBOURNE, Nov 1 AAP - A Melbourne man is taking his former de facto wife to court in an attempt to win back more than $18,000 he spent on a child he thought was his. DNA testing proved...and meals at McDonald's as well as ...

Article: 'De facto' parent's visitation on trial: High court to hear plea of ex-partner to see adopted girl.
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD);  May 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ......war over Janice's adopted child has landed in Maryland's highest...help raise their partner's child. The Court of Appeals is being...control who has access to her child. There is an evolution going...states that recently let a de facto parent obtain custody and...visitation in a case ...

Article: De facto parents' rights to be argued
Capital (Annapolis);  May 21, 2007 ;     272 words ......court could help define the legal standing of "de facto parents" - people who help raise the child of a romantic partner, but who have not taken...Court acknowledged that Margaret had been a "de facto parent" to Maya and granted visitation. The...

Article: Pervert spies on girls; Peeping de facto sets up camera in shower.
The Queensland Times (Ipswich, Australia);  September 17, 2008 ;     229 words ......with a hidden collection of child pornography repeatedly tried to sneak a peak at his de facto's daughter while she was in...protect the identity of the child and her siblings, appeared...to two counts of possessing child exploitation material and one each of observing a child under ...

Article: Fed: States to set de facto definitions
AAP General News (Australia);  August 22, 2000 ;     305 words ......Australia) 08-22-2000 Fed: States to set de facto definitions By James Grubel, Chief Political...right to set a qualifying period before de facto couples could use IVF services under the...states to spell out how they defined a de facto relationship. His comments came as the...

Article: de facto
The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus;      40 words ...de facto • adverb  the republic is de facto two states synonyms : in practice, in effect, in fact, in reality, really, actually. antonym: de jure. • adjective  de facto control synonyms : actual, real, effective. antonym: de jure.

Article: De facto couples in legal limbo
The Press;  March 2, 2005 ;     378 words ...Legal uncertainty continues for de facto couples after a parliamentary committee...number of laws that already treat long-term de facto relationships the same as marriage. Further...says the law should also recognise that de facto relationships are different -- especially...

Article: QLD: Laws needed on de facto relationships, says group
AAP General News (Australia);  December 15, 1998 ;     214 words ......Australia) 12-15-1998 QLD: Laws needed on de facto relationships, says group BRISBANE, Dec...urgently introduce legislation governing de facto relationships, a legal group said today...Queensland had no legislation regulating de facto relationships and the laws in other states...

Article: Cautious approval for de facto plan
The Press;  April 4, 2000 ;     369 words ...Giving de facto couples property rights will protect some...Christchurch couple, who have lived in a de facto relationship for 20 years, said the Government...conflict between family and the surviving de facto partner. While the law change would also...