Co-parent rights

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund has filed an exciting and revolutionary case in the area of Lesbian and Gay family law. The case seeks to establish the parental rights of a Lesbian co-parent who has no biological or legal relationship with the child.

Lambda Staff Attorney, Paula L. Ettelbrick, who represents the coparent, states, "the increasing numbers of lesbian couples having children by artificial insemination has led to a multitude of questions regarding the legal relationship between the child born of that relationship and the coparent. Because the emotional bond between parent and child is so strong in this case, it is essential to get the court to legally protect that relationship."

The case involves a lesbian couple in a small New York town who had a child together through artificial insemination in 1981. Both parents supported the child financially and

liberal visitation schedule so as to keep the relationship between the coparent and child intact. Further, the co-parent continued to attend to her son's medical needs, took him to and from school, provided discipline and love, and cared for his tangible needs such as food, shelter and clothing. This amicable agreement continued until late 1986 when the biological parent began limiting the co-parent's access to their son.

By summer of 1987, visitation and contact was cut off totally when the co-parent took a temporary job outside of the country. The biological mother disconnected the phone, returned cards and gifts sent by the co-parent and moved to avoid any contact between child and the co-parent.

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For the second time in Ohio's history, a woman will be elected to the Ohio Supreme Court on Nov. 8. Republican Judge Joyce George of the Ohio Court of Appeals (9th District) of Akron will face Democratic Judge Alice Resnick of the Ohio Court of Appeals (6th District) of Toledo. Both run unopposed in their May 3 primaries.

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Profile: GALA

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance of Ohio (GALA-Ohio) is a coalition of individuals and community organizations united to carry on the spirit of The March On Washington's demand, "For love and life we're not going back".

GALA-Ohio is committed to bringing our message to every village, suburb and metropolitan city throughout Ohio. The specific activities of GALA-Ohio agreed upon by general membership meetings, shall be as follows: to network and disseminate information for electoral politics and screening of candidates for public office; to network and help coordinate lobbying activities for Gay and Lesbian concerns on a state-wide level; to

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The most effective means for equality, dignity, and respect will be accomplished through the development of grassroots organizing, by emphasizing non-alienation of groups and persons and by encouraging representation from all established Gay and Lesbian organizations

GALA-Ohio can be contacted by writing GALA-Ohio P.O.Box 6332, Cleveland, Ohio 44101 or by calling 781-6736 or 241-0811. The next meeting will be held June 4th at 12 noon at a room off the upper level lobby at the Cleveland Convention Center.▼

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