I want to get this out. 1st in Florida

Donna Lentz is my sister and I'm so proud of her......She broke ground here in Florida.I am posting where ever I can for her story to get out. It has already been run in local papers here. The court case will be in a couple months...The laws need to change. Thanks for reading

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STUART - A breakup between two women after a 16-year relationship and five years raising a child together prompted a lawsuit in Martin Circuit Court Wednesday in which Donna Lentz claims she is entitled to damages for verbal and physical fights during the relationship, lack of access to the child she cared for and help paying expenses of the home she and Elizabeth Geoghegan shared before Geoghegan moved out. In the lawsuit, Lentz said she was the primary caregiver for the child but could not legally share custody of her under Florida law. That left her no recourse when Geoghegan, as the birth mother, removed the child from their home in March and began demanding money in exchange for contact, according to the lawsuit.

 

Good for her but why couldn't she share custody? Oh yeah and welcome to the forums hope you like 'em

 

The child was conceived through a donor clinic. They had been together by then for the past 12 years and wanted a child. My sister was not the biological mother and therefore has no rights in the state of Fla. The mother left periodically and left the child with my sister most of the time. Now she took the child after 5 years and won't allow us to even see her.

 

:cheers:

welcome to the forums!

 

Hope things turn out well

 

i truly hope they realize that and it works out well for all of you, this sounds awful.

 

sad stuff.
hope everything works out.
welcome.

 

I really really hope things work out well!
Welcome to the forums, and i wish her luck.