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| Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD. | |||
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February 25, 2005
Politicians who manufacture such legal chaos with vague and discriminatory legislation deny rights to families that ultimately hurt children. Do they care? Not as much as they care about a political agenda that appeals to people's fear and prejudice.
Denise Fairchild says she thought she was doing the right thing for her son when she signed a shared parenting agreement with her partner, Therese."The contract was actually designed to, if she needed, to give my son medical attention so when I was absent she could do that," Fairchild says.
Under Ohio law, only the parent can authorize medical treatment for a child. So Denise and her partner agreed to sign a shared parent agreement.
It gave Fairchild’s partner some of the same legal rights as Fairchild herself -- the child’s biological mother.
At the time of signing the contract in 2001, Fairchild says the contract was not enforceable in the state of Ohio. But her attorney got a judge to sign the order without a hearing.
A year later, the law changed making the orders enforceable.
[Gay Mom Fights Child Visitation For Ex - WBNS - 02-25-05]
filed under: Equal Marriage Rights
