LGBTQ+ Child Custody and Adoption Policymaking in the U.S. State Courts of Last Resort from 1965-2025

• In Event: Gender, Sexuality, and Law

Brief Overview

This paper examines litigation dealing with child custody and adoption disputes involving LGBTQ+ individuals in the state supreme courts and how the state supreme courts shaped state level child custody and adoption policy for the LGBTQ+ community.

Authors

• Andrea Barrick, Radford University

• John C. Kilwein, West Virginia University