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  2. Child custody laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Child custody, conservatorship and guardianship describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and the parent's child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child. Custody issues typically arise in proceedings involving divorce, as well as in paternity, annulment ...

  3. Legal guardian - Wikipedia

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    They are not the same as "legal guardians" and are often appointed in under-age-children cases, many times to represent the interests of the minor children. Guardians ad litem may be called, in some U.S. states, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). In New York State, they are known as attorneys-for-the-child (AFCs).

  4. LGBTQ rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Adoption of children by same-sex married couples is legal nationwide since Obergefell v. Hodges. [8] [9] Hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity are punishable by federal law under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, but many states lack laws that cover sexual orientation and/or gender identity ...

  5. Family in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A new father holds his child for the first time in Loretto Hospital, New Ulm, Minnesota. Parents can be either the biological mother or biological father, or the legal guardian for adopted children. Traditionally, mothers were responsible for raising the kids while the father was out providing financially for the family.

  6. Legal fight over gender-affirming care reaches the Supreme ...

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    The parents of transgender children want the Supreme Court to block a Tennessee law that bans medical treatment for gender dysphoria in minors. Legal fight over gender-affirming care reaches the ...

  7. Family rights - Wikipedia

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    The family rights [1] or right to family life are the rights of all individuals to have their established family life respected, and to start, have and maintain a family. . This right is recognised in a variety of international human rights instruments, including Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 23 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and ...

  8. House passes defense policy bill that bans gender-affirming ...

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    The House voted on Wednesday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a ban against gender-affirming care for some transgender ...

  9. Ban on military insurance funding transgender care for kids ...

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    A dozen senators led a last-ditch effort to strike the measure that would ban the military's health insurance program from funding gender affirming care for the children of servicemembers.