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whitev70r · 06-20-2018, 08:56 AM

OK, WTH is going on here? One woman and 2 men are legally recognized as parents within their 'polyamorous' family.

Three adults in polyamorous family are legal parents of child, says Newfoundland judge | National Post

In this case, the St. John’s family includes two men in a relationship with the mother of a child born in 2017.

“Society is continuously changing and family structures are changing along with it,” says the decision, by Justice Robert Fowler of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court’s family division.

“This must be recognized as a reality and not as a detriment to the best interests of the child.

Is this a redneck Newfie thing or is this what our society is moving towards? 25 years ago, one of the arguments against gay marriage was that if you recognize that as a marriage, then what is to stop multiple people declaring themselves as a family? (It was seen as a ridiculous strawman argument back then). This morning I wake up and sure enough ...

Things in society are moving WAY faster than I can wrap my mind around.

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whitev70r Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 604 Posts: 10,425 Thanked 6,261 Times in 3,013 Posts Failed 320 Times in 161 Posts	Three adults in polyamorous family are legal parents of child - Newfoundland OK, WTH is going on here? One woman and 2 men are legally recognized as parents within their 'polyamorous' family. Three adults in polyamorous family are legal parents of child, says Newfoundland judge \| National Post In this case, the St. John’s family includes two men in a relationship with the mother of a child born in 2017. “Society is continuously changing and family structures are changing along with it,” says the decision, by Justice Robert Fowler of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court’s family division. “This must be recognized as a reality and not as a detriment to the best interests of the child. Is this a redneck Newfie thing or is this what our society is moving towards? 25 years ago, one of the arguments against gay marriage was that if you recognize that as a marriage, then what is to stop multiple people declaring themselves as a family? (It was seen as a ridiculous strawman argument back then). This morning I wake up and sure enough ... Things in society are moving WAY faster than I can wrap my mind around.