Transforming law's family : the legal recognition of planned lesbian motherhood /

Transforming law's family : the legal recognition of planned lesbian motherhood /

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Author / Creator:Kelly, Fiona J., 1975-
Imprint:Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (x, 213 pages)
Language:English
Series:Law and society, 1496-4953
Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
Subject:
Lesbian mothers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada.
Lesbian couples as parents -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada.
Lesbian mothers -- Family relationships -- Canada.
Lesbian mothers -- Canada -- Interviews.
Parent and child (Law) -- Canada.
Law reform -- Canada.
Law reform.
Lesbian mothers.
Lesbian mothers -- Family relationships.
Lesbian mothers -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Parent and child (Law)
Canada.
Electronic books.
Interviews.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11103012
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:Legal recognition of planned lesbian motherhood
ISBN:9780774819657
0774819650
1283245558
9781283245555
9780774819633
0774819634
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"In the past few decades, gays and lesbians, along with their families, have become more visible members of Canadian society, enjoying increasing levels of legal recognition. In the area of legal parenthood, however, significant questions remain unanswered. In Transforming Law's Family, Fiona Kelly explores the complex issues encountered by planned lesbian families as they work to define their parental rights, roles, and family structures within the tenets of family law. While Canadian courts recognize lesbian parenthood in some circumstances, a number of issues that are largely unique to planned lesbian families--such as the legal status of known sperm donors and non-biological mothers--persist. Drawing on interviews with lesbian mothers, this groundbreaking book illuminates the changing definitions of family and suggests a model for law reform that would enable the legal recognition of alternative forms of parentage. The first empiricle study in Canada to address the legal dimensions of planned lesbian families, this book makes an important contribution to family law, queer studies, and law reform literature"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:Print version: Kelly, Fiona J., 1975- Transforming law's family. Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2011 9780774819633

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