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Queer Stepfamilies : The Path to Social and Legal Recognition /
"Lesbian, bisexual, and queer families formed after the dissolution of a marriage face a range of obstacles. In this book, Katie L. Acosta offers insight into their complex experiences as they negotiate parenting among multiple parents and family-building in a world not designed to meet their n...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2021]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Lesbian, bisexual, and queer families formed after the dissolution of a marriage face a range of obstacles. In this book, Katie L. Acosta offers insight into their complex experiences as they negotiate parenting among multiple parents and family-building in a world not designed to meet their needs. Drawing on interviews, Acosta follows the journeys of more than forty families as they navigate a legal and social landscape that fails to recognize their existence. Acosta contextualizes the legal realities of LGBTQ stepparent families and considers the actions these parents take to protect their families in the absence of comprehensive policies or laws geared to meet their needs. The book reveals the obstacles these families face in family courts during divorce proceedings and custody cases, and highlights their distrust of courts when it comes to acting in their children's best interests, especially in the event of an origin parent's death. As LGBTQ families continue to make social and legal strides in acceptance and recognition, this important book shows how queer stepparents find ways to make their families work, despite the many social and legal obstacles they encounter"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white) ; |
| ISBN: | 9781479801015 |