Cook v. Cook (2007)

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* The Majority opinion concluded that a mother who exposed her children to her lesbian relationship was not entitled to keep custody of those children.

ISSUES:

The issue before the court was whether a mother's living with and otherwise exposing her children to her lesbian partner warranted change of custody.

HOLDING:

The Court upheld the trial court's findings that, in exposing her children to her lesbian relationship, the mother enganged in a pattern of misconduct which demonstrated a disregard for the best interests of the children. The court further found that the mother's lesbian partner did not represent an appropriate parental figure for the children.

REASONING:

• (1) The mother allowed her lesbian partner to visit her home while the children were with her.

• (2) The mother occasionally had her lesbian partner attend the children's special events with her.

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