In re Marriage of Dee J.

¶ 1 This case presents a challenge to the trial court's determination that the nonbiological parent in a same-sex marriage was legally the parent of a child conceived through artificial insemination. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

¶ 2 The parties, Dee J. and Ashlie J., are a same-sex couple who were married in Iowa in 2009. They were living in Illinois in 2014 when Dee gave birth to a baby girl, A.M.J., who was conceived through artificial *628 insemination. Seven months after A.M.J. was born, the parties separated, and Dee petitioned to dissolve her marriage to Ashlie. Dee's initial…