{"id":2950,"date":"2024-12-14T21:41:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T03:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2024-12-19T14:15:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T20:15:10","slug":"texas-appeals-court-considers-spouses-relationship-to-child-following-same-sex-divorce-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-considers-spouses-relationship-to-child-following-same-sex-divorce-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Considers Spouse&#8217;s Relationship to Child Following Same-Sex Divorce Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas divorces of same-sex couples can involve unique legal issues. Recently, a Texas appeals court considered three related cases involving one spouse\u2019s relationship to a child born during the marriage.<\/p>\n<p>According to the appeals court, the parties, A. and J., signed an agreement with a reproductive services agency during the marriage. A. gave birth to R.G.S. following a reproductive procedure using donor sperm. When A. filed for divorce in 2020, she identified R.G.S. as a child born of the marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The parties entered into a Mediated Settlement Agreement (\u201cMSA\u201d), pursuant to which J. was to be adjudicated a parent of the child. The court asked the parties\u2019 attorneys to brief on the issue of whether the court could \u201cadjudicate a second mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-considers-spouses-relationship-to-child-following-same-sex-divorce-case\/#more-2950\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas divorces of same-sex couples can involve unique legal issues. Recently, a Texas appeals court considered three related cases involving one spouse\u2019s relationship to a child born during the marriage. 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