Alison Broadbent

> Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema said:

> but under her states law is stymied because she's not the
> blood-mother,

This is the 2nd time I've seen this in so many days. I think yesterday
someone mentioned that a mother couldn't legally do something because she
wasn't the biological mother. If someone is the legal mother regardless of
blood or biology, she has the same rights as any other mother. Perhaps you
are speaking of someone being a guardian or a foster mother which would be
different.

Alison

Tina

It's also different for a step-mother. They have no legal rights as
well.

Tina


--- In [email protected], Alison Broadbent
<abzb@e...> wrote:
> > Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema said:
>
> > but under her states law is stymied because she's not the
> > blood-mother,
>
> This is the 2nd time I've seen this in so many days. I think
yesterday
> someone mentioned that a mother couldn't legally do something
because she
> wasn't the biological mother. If someone is the legal mother
regardless of
> blood or biology, she has the same rights as any other mother.
Perhaps you
> are speaking of someone being a guardian or a foster mother which
would be
> different.
>
> Alison

Kelly Lenhart

I believe the issue is step mothers when birth mother and father share
custodial duties. If birth mom says no, then step mom can't countermand
that.

If my stepmom had wanted something my mom didn't, she'd have had to convince
Dad.

Kelly