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Hachette Children´s Group - Transforming Law´s Family: The Legal Recognition of Planned Lesbian Motherhood - 9780774819633 - V9780774819633
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Transforming Law´s Family: The Legal Recognition of Planned Lesbian Motherhood

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Description for Transforming Law´s Family: The Legal Recognition of Planned Lesbian Motherhood Hardback. Drawing on the rarely heard voices of Canada's lesbian mothers, Transforming Law's Family explores the legal dimensions of planned lesbian parenthood and proposes avenues for legal change. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.

In the past few decades, gays and lesbians, along with theirfamilies, have become more visible members of Canadian society,enjoying increasing levels of legal recognition. In the area of legalparenthood, however, significant questions remain unanswered. InTransforming Law's Family, Fiona Kelly explores thecomplex issues encountered by planned lesbian families as they work todefine their parental rights, roles, and family structures within thetenets of family law.

While Canadian courts recognize lesbian parenthood in somecircumstances, a number of issues that are largely unique to plannedlesbian families – such as the legal status of known spermdonors and non-biological mothers – persist. Drawing oninterviews with lesbian mothers, this ... Read more

The first empirical study in Canada to address the legal dimensions ofplanned lesbian families, this book makes an important contribution tofamily law, queer studies, and law reform literature. Show Less

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Law and Society
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774819633
SKU
V9780774819633
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About Hachette Children´s Group
Fiona Kelly is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia.

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