Saturday, October 5, 2013

If one parent is just as good as two, what would more than two be?

Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill allowing more than two legal parents http://t.co/OJSEtMLGVg

"Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation allowing children to have more than two parents."


Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/10/jerry-brown-signs-bill-allowing-more-than-two-parents-in-calif.html#storylink=cpy
Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, stressed that his measure applies only to families with more than two people who meet the state's definition of a parent. It does not apply to stepparents, grandparents, girlfriends or caretakers. In an interview, Leno said he expected the law to be used sparingly, such as when a child could be at risk of unnecessarily entering the foster care system."

Leno's measure grew out of an appellate court case involving a biological mother, her same-sex partner and a man who had an affair with the mother while she was temporarily separated from her female lover. In the 2011 case, the California Court of Appeal held that courts could not recognize more than two parents even if doing so would protect the child from harm."

Twitchy , The Sacramento Bee , (video after "read more")


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25 comments:

betamax3001 said...

My Imaginary Dog Keeps Humping My Leg. All Dang Day, All Dang Night: Hump Hump Hump, Hump Hump Hump.

This Can't Be Good for My Imaginary Pants.

Help Me, Third Momma.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

It takes a village.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

California puts the loco back into "in loco parentis."

ndspinelli said...

The more the merrier.

KCFleming said...

So he just signed plural marriage into law.

betamax3001 said...

The New "Eight is Enough": One Child, Eight Parents.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Pogo - I think so.

betamax3001 said...

"The Courtship of Eddie's Fathers"

betamax3001 said...

"Fathers Know Best"

betamax3001 said...

"Mama and Mama and Mama's Family"

betamax3001 said...

Now an Excuse for School Requires the Signatures of Two of Three Parents.

betamax3001 said...

Three of Five, Four of Seven.

Dust Bunny Queen said...

Should make those child support battles in court even MORE interesting.

betamax3001 said...

Dick Van Patten Robot Says:

Son, Wait Until Your Mothers Come Home.

betamax3001 said...

Dick Van Patten Robot Says:

Son, I Know This is Difficult, But Me and Mommas One and Four are Getting a Divorce.

betamax3001 said...

My Daddies Can Beat Up Your Daddies.

edutcher said...

They used to be called aunts and uncles, but we're talking guys who hold hands.

betamax3001 said...

The Traumatic Experience of Walking Into the Bedroom and Seeing Your Parents Having Sex. All Four of Them.

bagoh20 said...

See, when I do or write stupid shit, you gotta consider the context, and just think to yourself: "He can't help it - he's in California. It's a cultural thing."

betamax3001 said...

Am I the Only One Who Read This Article and Thought: French Maid Outfits?

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

I'm guessing it's no longer allowed to call California the land of the fruits and nuts.

Revenant said...

Glad to see my state government is tackling the most important issues of the day, and not silly stuff like our looming pension crisis or outstanding debt load.

Revenant said...

Actually I shouldn't snark. They could have been using this time to pass their umpteenth anti-gun law.

Fr Martin Fox said...

Mark Shea is the one who figured out the following, not me...

Stage One: "What could it hurt?"

Stage Two: "How were we supposed to know?"

Birches said...

Why is it so hot? And why are we in this basket?