The custody dispute between nonbio mom Kim Smith and bio mom Maggie Quale has attracted a lot of attention, including in this Bilerico post earlier this week, because Maggie has become romantically involved with the man who donated semen for the conception of the twin boys. The two biological parents are now trying to eliminate Kim Smith from the children's lives.
I wish this were an isolated case, but instead I see a trend. Last month, in Hobbs v. Mullen, an Ohio appeals court ruled against a non bio mom in a similar case. The donor and the bio mom have not begun a romantic relationship, but they have teamed up to argue that they should be able to raise their 4-year-old child without the non bio.