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Family

Oct. 3, 2012

Brown vetoes legislation allowing for more than two parents

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation over the weekend that would have allowed the courts to find a child has more than two legal parents if doing so would be in the best interests of the child.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation over the weekend that would have allowed the courts to determine a child has more than two legal parents if doing so would be in the best interests of the child.


Sponsored by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, SB 1476 sought to provide legal protections for a growing number of families that have more than two parents in their households. It was authored by Sen....

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