Transforming Law's Family
The Legal Recognition of Planned Lesbian Motherhood
Seiten
2012
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-1964-0 (ISBN)
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-1964-0 (ISBN)
Drawing on the rarely heard voices of Canada’s lesbian mothers, Transforming Law’s Family explores the legal dimensions of planned lesbian parenthood and proposes avenues for legal change.
In the past few decades, gays and lesbians, along with theirfamilies, have become more visible members of Canadian society,enjoying increasing levels of legal recognition. In the area of legalparenthood, however, significant questions remain unanswered. InTransforming Law's Family, Fiona Kelly explores thecomplex issues encountered by planned lesbian families as they work todefine their parental rights, roles, and family structures within thetenets of family law.
While Canadian courts recognize lesbian parenthood in somecircumstances, a number of issues that are largely unique to plannedlesbian families – such as the legal status of known spermdonors and non-biological mothers – persist. Drawing oninterviews with lesbian mothers, this groundbreaking book illuminatesthe changing definitions of family and suggests a model for law reformthat would enable the legal recognition of alternative forms ofparentage.
The first empirical study in Canada to address the legal dimensions ofplanned lesbian families, this book makes an important contribution tofamily law, queer studies, and law reform literature.
In the past few decades, gays and lesbians, along with theirfamilies, have become more visible members of Canadian society,enjoying increasing levels of legal recognition. In the area of legalparenthood, however, significant questions remain unanswered. InTransforming Law's Family, Fiona Kelly explores thecomplex issues encountered by planned lesbian families as they work todefine their parental rights, roles, and family structures within thetenets of family law.
While Canadian courts recognize lesbian parenthood in somecircumstances, a number of issues that are largely unique to plannedlesbian families – such as the legal status of known spermdonors and non-biological mothers – persist. Drawing oninterviews with lesbian mothers, this groundbreaking book illuminatesthe changing definitions of family and suggests a model for law reformthat would enable the legal recognition of alternative forms ofparentage.
The first empirical study in Canada to address the legal dimensions ofplanned lesbian families, this book makes an important contribution tofamily law, queer studies, and law reform literature.
Fiona Kelly is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia.
Introduction
1 The Legal and Social Context
2 On Whose Terms? On What Terms? Lesbian and Gay FamilyRecognition
3 Defining Queer Kinship: How Do Lesbian Mothers Understand TheirFamilial Relationships?
4 Engaging with Reform: Legal Mechanisms for the Recognition of theLesbian Family
5 (Re)forming Law’s Family
6 Some Concluding Thoughts on Law Reform and Progressive SocialChange
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Reihe/Serie | Law and Society |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Vancouver |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 340 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7748-1964-2 / 0774819642 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7748-1964-0 / 9780774819640 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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