Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 10/7/1999

White v. Thompson

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11 S.W.3d 913
1999 WL 787517

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holding that “[a]bsent statutory authority establishing such a third-party’s right to visitation, parents retain the right to determine with whom their children associate”
holding: absent statutory directive, same-sex partner of child’s biological mother had no standing to claim visitation privileges with minor child
stating that although “Tennessee’s legislature has generally conferred upon parents the right of custody and control of their children, it has not conferred upon” third parties who claim to be de facto parents “any right of visitation ” (citation omitted)
stating that although “Tennessee’s legislature has generally conferred upon parents the right of custody and control of their children, it has not conferred upon” third parties who claim to be de facto parents “any right of visitation.” (citation omitted)
court declined to find either statutory or common-law de facto parentage claim for same-sex partner of biological mother who had been involved in child’s conception and upbringing

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Judges: Judge Patricia J. Cottrell

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