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Stop Discrimination in child custody laws towards LGBT Step Parents!
  1. Signatures
    214 out of 500
    Petitioning
    1. The President of the United States (+ 6 others)
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      • The President of the United States
      • The U.S. Senate
      • The U.S. House of Representatives
      • The Governor of NY
      • The NY State Senate
      • The NY State House
      • Gabriella's Law
  2. Created By
    Artist Erin Miller
    Bellport, NY
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

According to New York State Law, a Stepfather or Stepmother can get custody of their partner’s children that had come from a previous marriage or relationship. They would have to still pay whatever child support the biological parent owed, but the biological parent has no rights to the children whatsoever. So in this case, it is a good thing if that former partner is a psychopath or something along those lines. Of course you have to show due cause to make the biological parent lose all his/her rights to the children. Sounds good right?

Well, what about LGBT families?
If an LGBT Step Parent does the same, the biological parent still has visitation and say in the child’s life. So while an LGBT Step parent is taking care of their step child the constant fear will nag at them since the child’s safety is in jeopardy. It isn’t fair to an LGBT Step parent to take care of a child and then be forced to put that child at risk!

This petition needs to be signed to end the discrimination in the laws and to protect children in these families.

http://socyberty.com/issues/stop-discrimination-in-child-custody-laws-towards-lgbt-step-parents/

 

This specific law has to be amended to end the discrimination. I propose Gabriella's Law. A law in which LGBT step parents get equal treatment as heterosexual step parents and the children can be safe and in safe and loving environments.

 

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Stop the discrimination towards LGBT Step parents.

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: LGBT Step Parent Child Custody Law.

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Stop the discrimination towards LGBT Step parents.

According to New York State Law, a Stepfather or Stepmother can get custody of their partner’s children that had come from a previous marriage or relationship. They would have to still pay whatever child support the biological parent owed, but the biological parent has no rights to the children whatsoever. So in this case, it is a good thing if that former partner is a psychopath or something along those lines. Of course you have to show due cause to make the biological parent lose all his/her rights to the children. Sounds good right? Well, what about LGBT families?
An LGBT step parent that decides to do the same thing described above can’t! Instead, they will get hit with the child support bill and the biological parent still receives visitation rights, even if it was proven with due cause that the parent should not see the child/children.
This discriminatory law needs to be changed to protect all children!



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