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In response to "Why do they need to? If (man/woman) parents divorce and both get remarried, are all four recognized as parents for the child?" by JaxSean

Assume cases where more than 2 people agree that they want to be parents to a child together

Posted by ty97 Apr 21 '15, 11:40

So it wouldn't apply to your divorce example or to an anonymous sperm donor. And it wouldn't apply to a non-anonymous sperm donor, unless the donees and the donor wanted it to, which I expect would be rare.

But assume a situation where three people agree that they want to be the parents of a child together (not necessarily all will have a biological connection, but they have all three agreed they want to be parents to the child together).

Laws currently would only allow for two people to be legally recognized as parents. So the third parent, for example, couldn't make medical decisions in an emergency, for instance, because that parent isn't recognized as a parent by the law.

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But they could be if expressly named in a legal document as a guardian, such as a will, correct? (Currently) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 21, 11:43
Can two or three parents later decide to form an alliance and vote the remaining parent off the rights list? -- nm - Max Apr 21, 11:42 3
- not if the remaining parent has an immunity doll -- nm - decline Apr 21, 11:44
- Any law allowing multiple parents would have to define how a party's parentage rights can be terminated - ty97 Apr 21, 11:43 1
  - Thunderdome! -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 11:44

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