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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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