K.M. v. E.G.

No. S125643.

33 Cal.Rptr.3d 61 (2005)

37 Cal.4th 130

117 P.3d 673

K.M., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. E.G., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

August 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hersh Family Law Practice, Jill Hersh, Jenny Wald and Stephanie Wald, San Francisco, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Shannon Minter, Courtney Joslin, San Francisco; Jennifer C. Pizer and Amber Garza for Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere, Equality California, Family Matters, Family Pride Coalition, Growing Generations, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Our Family Coalition, the Pop Luck Club and Southern California Assisted Reproduction Attorneys as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Debra Back Marley and Robert C. Fellmeth for Children's Advocacy Institute as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Clare Pastore, Christine Sun, San Francisco; ACLU Foundation of Northern California, Alan Schlosser, San Francisco; ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties, Jordan Budd, Elvira Cacciavillani; ACLU Foundation Lesbian and Gay Rights Project and James Esseks for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties and the American Civil Liberties Union as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Maxie Rheinheimer Stephens & Vrevich, Darin L. Wessel, Los Angeles; Laura J. Maechtlen, Sacramento; and Vanessa H. Eisemann, Pasadena, for Tom Homann Law Association, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, and Sacramento Lawyers for the Equality of Gays and Lesbians as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Alice Bussiere for The Center for Children's Rights at Whittier Law School, The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, The National Center for Youth Law, The Youth Law Center and Joan Heifetz Hollinger and the Children's Advocacy Project, Boalt Hall as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Sideman & Bancroft and Diana E. Richmond, San Francisco, for Defendant and Respondent.

Liberty Counsel, Mathew D. Staver, Rena M. Lindevaldsen and Mary E. McAlister, San Luis Obispo, for Kristina Sica as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Marvin R. Ventrell; Donna Wickham Furth, San Francisco; Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney and William A. Gould, Jr., Sacramento, for Northern California Association of Counsel for Children, National Association of Counsel for Children and The California Psychological Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Minors.

Geragos & Geragos, Gregory R. Ellis, San Francisco; and Rebekah A. Frye for The Los Angeles County Bar Association, The San Fernando Valley Bar Association and its Family Law Center, The Family Law Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, The Bar Association of San Francisco, The Association of Certified Law Specialists and Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles as Amici Curiae on behalf of Minors.

Morrison & Foerster, Ruth N. Borenstein and Johnathan E. Mansfield, San Francisco, for California NOW, Inc., and California Women's Law Center as Amici Curiae.


MORENO, J.

We granted review in this case, as well as in Elisa B. v. Superior Court (Aug. 22, 2005, S125912) ___ Cal.4th ___, 33 Cal.Rptr.3d 46, 117 P.3d 660, 2005 WL 2000864, and Kristine H. v. Lisa R. (Aug. 22, 2005, S126945) ___ Cal.4th ___, 33 Cal.Rptr.3d 81, 117 P.3d 690, 2005 WL 2000908...

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