B.G. v. M.R., Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Amicus Brief filed by Lambda Legal
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Pleadings and Briefs
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Lambda Legal filed this Amicus Brief in support of an HIV-positive father whose custody rights were being challenged by the children’s grandparents on the basis of his HIV status. The brief includes background information on HIV, including disease progression, treatment, and transmission. It also explains that many HIV-positive people, both in Maryland and around the U.S., are raising children without exposing their children to HIV. Lambda argues that parental rights are superior to those of third parties, including grandparents, and that those rights must not be compromised unless parental custody would be detrimental to the children. The brief further asserts that all parents with disabilities, including those with HIV, are entitled to a presumption of parental custody.
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2004-September
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