T.M.H. v. D.M.T.

No. 5D09-3559.

79 So.3d 787 (2011)

T.M.H., Appellant, v. D.M.T., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Segal , Melbourne, for Appellant.

Robert J. Wheelock , Michael B. Jones , Eric Lee Bensen and Cynthia M. Winter , of The Wheelock Law Firm, LLC, Orlando, for Appellee.


SAWAYA, J.

The issue we must resolve is whether two women involved in a lesbian relationship for several years share parental rights and responsibilities to a child born out of that relationship. The two women are Appellant, the biological mother, and Appellee, the birth mother. This is a case of first impression in Florida.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

The facts are not in dispute. Appellant and Appellee were involved in a committed relationship...

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