Research paper
Gay and Lesbian Collaborative Co-Parenting in New Zealand and the UK: ‘The Law Doesn’t Protect the Third Parent’
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- Title
- Gay and Lesbian Collaborative Co-Parenting in New Zealand and the UK: ‘The Law Doesn’t Protect the Third Parent’
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- University of Canterbury Library
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- UC Research Repository
- Description
In many jurisdictions, legislation reflects, retains and reiterates heteronormative two-parent models of family. Lesbian and gay individuals and an increasing number of heterosexual individuals who choose to parent outside the paradigm of the conjugal couple relationship find neither their interests nor the welfare of their children is sufficiently protected in law. This article is based on the findings of two empirical research projects investigating the procreative autonomy of lesbians and ...
- Format
- Research paper
- Research format
- Journal article
- Date created
- 2020
- Creator
- Surtees N / Bremner P
- URL
- https://hdl.handle.net/10092/18002
- Related subjects
- Same-sex parents / collaborative co-parenting / assisted reproduction / family law / Law and legal studies / Law in context / Family law / Human society / Sociology / Sociology of family and relationships
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