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The Decision To Have A Child Is Seldom A Simple One, Often Fraught With Complexities Regarding Emotional Readiness, Finances, Marital Status, And Compatibility With Life And Career Goals. Rarely, Though, Do Individuals Consider The Role Of The Law In Facilitating Or Inhibiting Their Ability To Have A Child Or To Parent. For Lgbt Individuals, However, Parenting Is Saturated With Legality -- Including The Initial Decision Of Whether To Have A Child, How To Have A Child, Whether One's Relationship With Their Child Will Be Recognized, And Everyday Acts Of Parenting Like Completing Forms Or Picking Up Children From School. Through In-depth Interviews With 137 Lgbt Parents, Amanda K. Baumle And D'lane R. Compton Examine The Role Of The Law In The Lives Of Lgbt Parents And How Individuals Use The Law When Making Decisions About Family Formation Or Parenting. Baumle And Compton Explore The Ways In Which Lgbt Parents Participate In The Process Of Constructing Legality Through Accepting, Modifying, Or Rejecting Legal Meanings About Their Families. Few Groups Encounter As Much Variation In Access To Everyday Legal Rights Pertaining To The Family As Do Lgbt Parents. This Complexity And Variati

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Author

Amanda K. Baumle and D'Lane R. Compton

Publisher

New York University Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781479879656

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Family & Relationships, Law, Science