In the Interest of E.L.M.C.

Opinion by

Judge WEBB.

In this proceeding concerning statutory allocation of parental responsibilities for E.L.M.C., a minor child, Cheryl Ann Clark, the child’s adoptive mother, appeals the trial court’s order awarding joint parental responsibilities, except for religion and dental care, to Elsey Maxwell McLeod, Clark’s former domestic partner. Clark also appeals the order’s prohibition against her exposing E.L.M.C. to “religious upbringing or teaching ... that can be considered homophobic.”

This case illustrates the evolving nature of parenthood. See N.A.H. v. S.L.S., 9 P.3d 354, 359…