New York Divorce Report - New York's Divorce and Family Law Blog

It was been an interesting week in family law practice, which I thought I note before taking a few days off with my family .  In the same week Governor Paterson announced that he was introducing legislation to recognize same sex marriage, a couple decisions involving the custody rights of same sex marriages were announced.   In the first, Debra H. v. Janice R., the Appellate Division, First Department, held that the same sex partner of a woman who gave birth did not have standing to assert parental rights after the parties broke up.   The Court ruled that although Debra H.,... More