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Legalizing LGBT families : how the law shapes parenthood / Amanda K. Baumle and D'Lane R. Compton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New York University Press, (c)2015.Description: 1 online resource (297 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781479879656
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HQ1034 .L443 2015
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Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The state of the law for LGBT parents -- Routes to parenthood -- Locating legality -- Parenting before the law -- Parenting with the law -- Parenting against the law -- Conclusion: LGBT parents constructing legality -- Appendix: Methodology -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the authors.
Subject: "The decision to have a child is seldom a simple one, often fraught with complexities regarding emotional readiness, finances, marital status, and compatibility with life and career goals. Rarely, though, do individuals consider the role of the law in facilitating or inhibiting their ability to have a child or to parent. For LGBT individuals, however, parenting is saturated with legality --
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction HQ1034.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn926101611

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The state of the law for LGBT parents -- Routes to parenthood -- Locating legality -- Parenting before the law -- Parenting with the law -- Parenting against the law -- Conclusion: LGBT parents constructing legality -- Appendix: Methodology -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the authors.

"The decision to have a child is seldom a simple one, often fraught with complexities regarding emotional readiness, finances, marital status, and compatibility with life and career goals. Rarely, though, do individuals consider the role of the law in facilitating or inhibiting their ability to have a child or to parent. For LGBT individuals, however, parenting is saturated with legality --

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