Legal Opinion
SCHNEDLER v. LEE
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 25, 2019No. 115,362PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGurich, C.J.
¶1 Lori and Heather, a same-sex couple, built and shared a life together in the ten or so years before Oklahoma recognized marriages between two people of the same sex.2 In the course of their committed relationship, they started a family together through assisted reproduction. In 2007, Heather gave birth to J.L. Eight years went by in which young J.L. grew up in a nurturing and loving environment with two parents, during which time J.L. came to know Lori as a parent in every significant sense. Lori and Heather separated in April 2015. When Heather abruptly denied Lori any further visitation…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Obergefell v. HodgesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Bartlett v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of SapulpaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- In Re Parentage of LBWashington Supreme Court · 2005
- Russell v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Bishop v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Duke v. DukeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
- GUZMAN v. GUZMANSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2021
- SCHNEDLER v. LEESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2019
- DUKE v. DUKESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
- DUKE v. DUKESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
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