A recent case from the appellate court in Washington demonstrates the lack of protection offered by the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) to children raised by same-sex couples and to the non-biological parent.
The Non-Biological Parent
A recent case from the appellate court in Washington demonstrates the lack of protection offered by the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) to children raised by same-sex couples and to the non-biological parent. The court in <i>In re the Parentage of L.B.</i>, 121 Wn. App. 460, 89 P.3d 271 (2004), cert. granted, 152 Wn.2d 1013, 101 P.3d 107 (2004), filled in the gap left by the legislature in recognizing the relationship between the non-biological parent/primary caregiver and the child by creating a common law cause of action for the psychological parent.
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