A.H. v. W.R.L.

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Amy and Melissa, a same-sex couple, had a child together through artificial insemination. After the couple separated, Melissa married Wesley. Wesley filed a petition for step-parent adoption of the child in the Kenton County Family Court. Amy, in turn, filed a petition for shared custody and visitation in Hamilton County, Ohio. Amy moved to intervene in the Kenton County case and moved to have the adoption action dismissed in light of her pending custody petition. The trial court granted the motion to intervene and dismissed the adoption action. The court of appeals reversed, concluding that Amy did not have standing to seek adoption. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the trial court’s decision granting Amy’s motion to intervene in the step-parent adoption proceeding was not clearly erroneous. View "A.H. v. W.R.L." on Justia Law