An Ontario court has ruled a boy can legally have two mom’s and a dad.
TORONTO — An Ontario boy can legally have two mothers and a father, the province’s highest court ruled Tuesday.
The same-sex partner of the child’s biological mother went to court seeking to also be declared a mother of the boy.
After hearing arguments in 2003, Superior Court Justice David Aston dismissed the application saying he didn’t have the jurisdiction to rule in the case.
Court was told the child has three parents: his biological father and mother (identified in court documents as B.B. and C.C., respectively) and C.C.’s partner, the appellant A.A.
Related to this articleA.A. and C.C. have been in a stable same-sex union since 1990. In 1999, they decided to start a family with the assistance of their friend B.B.
The two women would be the primary caregivers of the child, but they believed it would be in the child’s best interests that B.B. remain involved in the child’s life.
How wonderful for this child to have such caring parents.
Hmmm. I’m pretty open-minded, but I believe you should only have two legal parents. I’m not a fan of the two mommy idea.
Are you opposed to step-parents then, Adrian? I know people with two biological parents and two step-parents. Stop the insanity!
I can’t understand what is wrong with these three individuals all wanting to be legally recognized as a parent to this child. They are all a part of his life and IMHO if they play an equal role in his upbringing, why should one be excluded simply because she is a same-sex partner to the biological mother? Who is it hurting? Certainly not the child.