Article: Md. Court of Appeals judges pause over de facto parent idea in same- sex case

Article: Md. Court of Appeals rejects 'de facto' ...
The Daily Record (Baltimore);  May 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... May 19, 2008. Issue: Must a de facto parent prove that a legal parent is ... exceptional circumstances exist for the de facto parent to gain access to the child ... parenthood, which would allow the de facto parent to show only that access is in ...

Article: Rights of 'de facto parent' scrutinized in ...
The Daily Record (Baltimore);  May 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Daniels ruled that Larissa was the de facto parent of the older boy - but that granting ... Tiedemann. "After Koshko- the de facto parent standard cannot differ from the ... essentially overruled the whole de facto parent standard." Tiedemann said he ...

Article: Ruling affirms `de facto' parent SJC gives ...
The Boston Globe;  June 30, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... partner's biological son had been a "de facto" parent, entitling her to visitation rights ... modern life. "The recognition of de facto parents is in accord with notions of ... a child qualifies as that child's de facto parent.

Article: Court rules lesbian can seek 'de facto ...
Daily Breeze;  November 4, 2005 ;     533 words ... ... biological mother can seek rights as a "de facto parent," essentially creating a new ... common law recognizes the status of de facto parents and places them in parity ... determine whether Carvin is L.B.'s de facto parent. In dissent, Justice James Johnson ...

Article: 'De facto' parent's visitation on trial: ...
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD);  May 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Jersey and Maine are among states that recently let a "de facto parent" obtain custody and visitation. A Vermont court ordered ... favoring Margaret could expand visitation rights for "de facto parents" -- people who take on parental roles and ...

Article: The new "extended family"--"De Facto" parenthood ...
Brigham Young University Law Review;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... nonbiological but legal par ent-the "de facto parent." Outside intact biological ... categories of "parent," including "de facto parent," in section 2.03. Part ... section 2.03's definition of "de facto parent" and argue that its indeterminacy ...

Article: De facto parents' rights to be argued
Capital (Annapolis);  May 21, 2007 ;     475 words ... ... highest court could help define the legal standing of "de facto parents" - people who help raise the child of a romantic ... Circuit Court acknowledged that Margaret had been a "de facto parent" to Maya and granted visitation. The Court of Special ...