The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled today that same-sex married couples who have a baby by artificial insemination are bound by the same child custody laws as heterosexual couples. In an unsigned ruling released today, the court said current state law gives the two same-sex spouses equal legal standing when a child conceived by artificial means is born during their marriage -- even though the ...
TACOMA — A Washington judge has ruled that the children of missing Utah mother Susan Powell must remain in the custody of her parents. The judge further says she won’t consider returning the two boys to their father, Josh Powell, until he undergoes a psycho-sexual evaluation. Powell has been attempting to regain custody.