Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The article examines the legal challenges faced by same-sex parents in adoption and child custody cases, highlighting the evolving definition of family and the impact of court rulings on children's best interests. It critiques the use of formal definitions of family and advocates for a functional approach that prioritizes children's welfare, emphasizing the need for legal recognition of diverse family structures.
Disciplines
Human Rights Law | Law | Legal Education | Sexuality and the Law
Recommended Citation
Christopher Carnahan,
Inscribing Lesbian and Gay Identities: How Judicial Imaginations Intertwine with the Best Interests of Children,
11
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
1
(2004).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol11/iss1/3