Same-Sex Parental Rights

Legal recognition of both same-sex spouses as parents on a child's birth certificate

1. Pavan v. Smith

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 26, 2017)
3. DefendantsNathaniel SmithPlaintiffsMarisa PavanTerrah PavanLeigh JacobsJana JacobsDefense AttorneysLeslie RutledgePlaintiff AttorneysDouglas Hallward-DriemeierLeslie CooperJudgesNeil GorsuchClarence ThomasSamuel AlitoInstitutionsArkansas Department of HealthU.S. Supreme CourtArkansas Supreme Court
4. Case Tags: Same-Sex Parental Rights;Obergefell v. Hodges;Equal Protection Clause;LGBTQ Family Law