On Aug. 30, the Court of Appeals expanded the definition of parenthood statewide to include non-married, non-adoptive ex-partners of biological parents. The unanimous court said that if they agreed to conceive and raise children as co-partners with their exes, they can legally seek custody of or visitation rights with those children.
The ruling in Matter of Brooke S.B. v. Elizabeth A. C.C., and Matter of Estrellita A. v. Jennifer D., abandoned a 25-year-old precedent that the court said set a “needlessly narrow” interpretation of what a parent is and was “unsustainable” in light of the legalization of same-sex marriage and other societal changes.
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