State courts are refining the concept of ‘psychological parent’

Abstract

One out of three marriages in the United States are likely to include blended families, as in In Re C.J.C. Are legislatures being short-sighted or are they being puritanical? The best interests of children remain of primary concern. In an era where it takes a village to raise a child, should Congress and State legislators take further action to assure that psychological parents also have legal rights?