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

No. SC12-261.

129 So.3d 320 (2013)

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

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Jones of The Wheelock Law Firm, LLC, Orlando, FL, for Appellant.

Christopher V. Carlyle and Shannon McLin Carlyle of The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm, The Villages, FL; Robert A. Segal of Law Offices of Robert A. Segal, P.A., Melbourne, FL, for Appellee.

Randall C. Marshall , Miami, FL, for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc.

Leslie Cooper , New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberty Union Foundation.

Beth Littrell , Atlanta, GA, for Amicus Curiae Lambda Legal.

Joseph S. Jackson , Gainesville, FL, for Amici Curiae University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law Center on Children and Families, University of Miami School of Law Children and Youth Law Clinic, Nova Southeastern University Law Center Children and Families Clinic, and Barry University School of Law Children and Families Clinic.

Shannon P. Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA; Cristina Alonso and Christopher B. Corts of Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, FL, for Amicus Curiae American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys.

Reginald Brown , Daniel S. Volchok , and Daniel Aguilar of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae The National Association of Social Workers and National Association of Social Workers, Florida Chapter.

PARIENTE, J.

"The intangible fibers that connect parent and child have infinite variety. They are woven throughout the fabric of our society, providing it with strength, beauty, and flexibility. It is self-evident that they are sufficiently vital to merit constitutional protection in appropriate cases." Lehr v. Robertson, 463 U.S. 248, 256, 103 S.Ct. 2985, 77 L.Ed.2d 614 (1983).

The parents in this case are two women...

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