Adoption of JOSHUA S., a Minor.
Annette F., Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
Sharon S., Defendant and Appellant.
Supreme Court of California.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
January 24, 2008.
January 24, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Blatchley & Blatchley, William E. Blatchley, San Diego; John L. Dodd & Associates and John L. Dodd, Tustin, for Defendant and Appellant.
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps and Charles A. Bird. San Diego, for Plaintiff and Respondent,
Jennifer C. Pizer. Brian Chase, Shannon Minter and Courtney Joslin, for Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere, Family Pride Coalition, Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Lesbian & Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Our Family Coalition, Pop Luck Club, San Diego Family Matters and Tom Homann Law Association as Amid Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
Rosen, Bien & Asaro, Andrea G. Asaro and Amy Whelan, San Francisco, for American Civil Liberties Union, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, Legal Services for Children, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Youth Law Center and Protection & Advocacy, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, Ellison Folk, Robert S. Perlmutter, San Francisco, and Jenny K. Harbine, for Planning and Conservation League, Natural Resources Defense Council and Baykeeper as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Scott Wm. Davenport and Jason J. Molnar, San Diego, for Los Angeles County Bar Association and Beverly Hills Bar Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
Judith E. Klein, La Mesa, for Minor.
Supreme Court of California.
MORENO, J.
In Sharon S. v. Superior Court (2003) 31 Cal.4th 417, 2 Cal.Rptr.3d 699, 73 P.3d 554 (Sharon S.), we validated a so-called "second parent" adoption, in which the same-sex partner of a birth mother adopted the mother's child, while the mother remained a coparent. Subsequently, the prevailing party in that case, Annette F....
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting Sign on now to see your case. Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
Updated daily.
Uncompromising quality.
Complete, Accurate, Current.
Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full
text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.
Cited Cases
No Cases Found
Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the
full text of the citing case.
