Legal Opinion
In re the Parental Responsibilities of A.R.L.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA0342PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE DUNN
T1 Can a child have a biological mother and a presumptive mother under the Colorado Uniform Parentage Act, sections 19-4-101 to -130, C.R.8.2013 (UPA)? The trial court implicitly answered this question "no," when it denied Elizabeth Limberis' petition for maternity for A.R.L., a child conceived during Limberis' relationship with her former partner, Sabrina Havens. Thus, the trial court did not consider and determine whether Lim-beris was the child's presumed mother under the UPA.
T2 We conclude that, in the context of a same-sex relationship, a child may have two mothers…
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