Mason v. Ham

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a same-sex partner, who was not legally married, stood in loco parentis to the child
• distinguishing Troxel because in case before it, the party seeking visitation “in all practical respects, was a parent,” with the biological parent’s encouragement
• distinguishing Troxel because in case before it, the party seeking visitation “in all practical respects, was a parent,” with the biological parent’s encouragement
• “Having determined that Jones [biological mother’s former same-sex partner] stood in loco parentis, the question then becomes whether it is in [the child’s] best interest for Jones to have visitation rights, as that is the polestar consideration.”
• “Having determined that Jones [biological mother’s former same-sex partner] stood in loco parentis, the question then becomes whether it is in [the child’s] best interest for Jones to have visitation rights, as that is the polestar 30 consideration.”
• “We reiterate that the focus should be on what, if any, bond has formed between the child and the nonparent.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).