Aulette Reported That the California Supreme Court Broke New Legal

question 55

Multiple Choice

Aulette reported that the California Supreme Court broke new legal ground in 2005 regarding parenting by lesbian or gay couples.The Court

• A)granted full legal parental status to same-sex partners after a breakup with the same rights and responsibilities as heterosexual parents.
• B)declared that lesbian and gay couples have adoption rights equal to heterosexual couples.
• C)asserted that a heterosexual parent may have custodial preference over a homosexual parent but may not deny visitation to the latter.
• D)upheld a new law providing for same-sex civil unions with most but not all rights of marriage regarding parenting privileges and obligations.

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