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Aug 19, 2016
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In the Matter of Deborah Munson and Coralee Beal

A case before the New Hampshire Supreme Court concerning the fair distribution of property in a divorce between two women who were in a 20+ year committed relationship and joined in a civil union/married for four of those years.
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Jul 02, 2014
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In re Guardianship of Madelyn B.

A woman was denied the right to establish legal parentage to a child she conceived, parented, and co-parented with her ex-partner simply because her ex-partner was also a woman and the NH law for establishing parentage was not explicitly gender neutral. Her case was appealed to the NH Supreme Court.
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Aug 19, 2016
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Court Case
Aug 19, 2016
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

In the Matter of Deborah Munson and Coralee Beal

A case before the New Hampshire Supreme Court concerning the fair distribution of property in a divorce between two women who were in a 20+ year committed relationship and joined in a civil union/married for four of those years.
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Court Case
Jul 02, 2014
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Jul 02, 2014
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In re Guardianship of Madelyn B.

A woman was denied the right to establish legal parentage to a child she conceived, parented, and co-parented with her ex-partner simply because her ex-partner was also a woman and the NH law for establishing parentage was not explicitly gender neutral. Her case was appealed to the NH Supreme Court.
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