Ruling orders same-sex spouse to pay child support
The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled Thursday that same-sex spouses must be treated like heterosexual spouses when it comes to parental rights.
This means that same-sex spouses must be recognized as the presumed parents for children born during their marriage.
This question was raised after a formerly married same sex couple fought each other over their parental rights over their child.
One of the women conceived the child through an anonymous sperm donor.
The other woman wanted the court to say that she is not obligated to pay child support because she’s not biologically related.
The court made their decision based on the Marriage Equality Act, which says laws regarding marriage must be applied to same sex and opposite sex couples equally.
by HawaiiNewsNow.com, October 5, 2018
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