In re the Matter of the PARENTAGE OF L.B.
Sue Ellen ("Mian") CARVIN, Respondent,
v.
Page Britain, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 15, 2005.
Decided November 3, 2005.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. Brian Haig Krikorian, Ms. Erica Krikorian, Seattle, for Petitioner/Appellant.
Ms. Patricia S. Novotny, Attorney at Law, Ms. Janet Marie Helson, Skellenger Bender, Ms. Nancy Lynn Sapiro, Northwest Women's Law Center, Seattle, for Appellee/Respondent.
Lorraine Alicia Rimson, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae, Amara Parenting and Adoption Services, Children of Lesbians & Gays, Wash. State Court Appointed Special.
H. Michael Fields, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Aaron Hugh Caplan, Seattle, Leslie Cooper, New York City, for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., Lesbian & Gay Rights Project of the ACLU.
Katherine Hunt Federle, Angela Lloyd, Columbus, OH, for Amicus Curiae Justice for Children Project.
Lisa Kay Barton, O'Brien Law Firm PLLP, Issaquah, for Amicus Curiae Justice for Children Project.
Jamie D. Pedersen, Laura Kristine Clinton, Kristin Johanna Borass, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Seattle, Shannon Minter, Courtney Joslin, National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA, Jennifer C. Pizer, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA, for Amicus Curiae National Center for Lesbian Rights & Children of Lesbians & Gays.
Matthew Jolly, Bellevue, for Guardian ad Litem Matthew Jolly.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
BRIDGE, J.
¶ 1 In 1989, after dating for several months, Page Britain and Sue Ellen ("Mian") Carvin began living together as intimates. Five years later, they decided to add a child to their relationship and together artificially inseminated Britain with semen donated by a male friend. On May 10, 1995, Britain gave birth to a baby girl, L.B., and the partners began actively coparenting her, both taking a committed, active, and loving role in her nurturing and...
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