· 5/17/1988
Sjolin v. Frojen
Citations
- 429 N.W.2d 19
- 1988 N.D. App. LEXIS 3
- 1988 WL 95017
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the former domestic partner of a biological mother has standing to seek visitation of a child conceived by in vitro fertilization performed during the tenure of their partnership
- holding that the former domestic partner of a biological mother has standing to seek visitation of a child conceived by in vitro fertilization performed during the tenure of their partnership
- holding that fit parent/exceptional circumstances test did not apply in visitation dispute between biological mother and mother’s former lesbian partner but that psychological parent/child bond between partner and child could be considered in deciding visitation
- allowing visitation by a former domestic partner who qualified as a “de facto parent” to a non-biological child
- visitation dispute between former same-sex partners over young daughter suffering from psychological problems
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Judges: Beede, Garaas, Hatch
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