New York Grants Rights to Same-Sex Parents
 The New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of same-sex parents in two cases on Tuesday. The first, found that a woman is entitled to seek child support from her former partner, who is not the biological mother of a child the couple raised together before they separated. In the other, the court ruled that a woman can seek visitation rights from her former partner because she is a legal parent, even though she is not the child’s biological mother. The two women entered into a civil union in Vermont. While same-sex marriage is not legal in the state of New York, same-sex unions performed in other states are recognized.
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