[Modernman]

My sympathies are with the child. She should not be treated like a piece of meat. If that means keeping McLeod's from acting like a Pharisee, so be it.

This is a tough case. As the article mentioned, orders by judges to parents not to bad-mouth each other in front of their children after a divorce are not uncommon. The only thing that is different here is the religious component. Not sure where I stand on this.

[Politicalmom]

These are not "parents". The lesbian has NO legal relationship to the girl.

[Jim Noble]

As the article mentioned, orders by judges to parents not to bad-mouth each other in front of their children after a divorce are not uncommon

But awarding joint custody to a non-parent non-relative is distinctly uncommon.