Charisma R. v. Kristina S.
Lesbian petitioner whose former partner had child through artificial insemination from anonymous donor, then left petitioner, taking the child with her, may have standing to bring action under Uniform Parentage Act to establish parental relationship with the child, and will be presumed to be child's parent, if she received child into her home and openly held out the child as her natural child. Presumption of parenthood may be rebutted where presumed parent is not the biological parent; court must consider whether presumed parent actively participated in causing child to be conceived with the understanding that she would raise child as her own together with the birth mother, whether presumed parent voluntarily accepted the rights and obligations of parenthood after child was born, and whether there are competing claims to being child's second parent.
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