[UUPoly-L] canadian court recognizes 3 parents of 5-year-old boy

[licorice gumdrop <licorice.gumdrop@gmail.com>]

don't know if anyone saw this, but in an interesting ruling, an  
appeals court in ontario has recognized the parental rights of a  
mother's lesbian partner, in addition to the child's biological  
father.    so, the boy legally has 2 mothers and one father.  the  
pertinent part of the NYT article reads,

"The women in this case have been together since 1990. After they  
decided to become parents, they approached a friend, a recently  
separated father of two, to see if he would agree to both father a  
child and play a role in the upbringing. Since the boy’s birth, the  
man has entered a relationship with another woman and had a child  
with her. The two families have a dinner at least once a week, the  
second mother said."

the decision has some "traditional family" groups in a tizzy.   
(surprise surprise)

full article is online at

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/americas/ 
12canada.htmlex=1326258000&en=c4f7cfc9279e77e7&ei=5090&partner=rssuserla 
nd&emc=rss

regards,

       jenny