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is the last step in this saga, and sadly, the best interests of Lucy will never have been considered at any level," he wrote. "Instead, Mullen's self-interest will be the sole determining factor. Besides Hobbs and Lucy, common decency is another victim in this case. Mullen was able to use the law as a weapon because same-sex co-parents lack legal rights."

"This decision is a tragedy for the child, above all else," said attorney Christopher Clark with Lambda Legal Defense and Educati Fund's Midwest regional office. "The court disregarded the overwhelming evidence that Ms. Mullen agreed to parent Lucy with Ms. Hobbs 'in every way.'

"Regrettably, the decision severs a parent-child relationship between Lucy and the person she knows to be her mother," he continued. "All Ohio families should be alarmed by this, as a child with a non-biological parent could be taken from their mom or dad in the event of a separation."

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the president, defense secretary and chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certify that repeal will not negatively affect combat readiness, the policy will cease to exist 60 days later.

Army Times' Andrew Tilghman reported on July 8 that recruiters will begin accepting applications from out gay men and lesbians in the wake of the appellate court order. He repeated

"This ruling is yet another example of how children raised by same-sex couples and people in same-sex relationships are harmed by the inequalities in Ohio law," added Equality Ohio executive director Ed Mullen (no relation). "The only court that even considered the best interests of the child ruled that it was in the best interest of Lucy to maintain ties with Michele and that Michele should be granted joint custody.

"Equality Ohio is saddened when the lack of legal rights granted to samesex couples in Ohio is used by a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community to obtain personal advantage," the organization wrote in a release.

The ruling also contradicts the Ohio Supreme Court's 2002 decision In re Bonfield, when it found that a written agreement was not necessary in allocating parental rights to both members of a lesbian couple. That ruling denied joint adoption, but allowed shared custody. ♡

Gates' estimate that certi cation would occur in late July or early August, but noted that it was unclear if the Pentagon would bother appealing the court order.

Pentagon spokesperson Eileen Lainez noted that, while training in the repeal would be complete by the end of summer, there is no requirement that it be complete for the repeal to be certified.

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