Posted on 09/08/2023 1:51:57 PM PDT by packagingguy
California lawmakers on Friday passed a proposed law that would require judges in the state to consider a parent's acceptance or affirmation of their child's gender identity when weighing child custody disputes.
The Assembly approved the measure and sent it to the governor's desk on a party-line vote of 57-16, with a handful of Democrats not voting...
Republicans argued judges in California already have the discretion to consider this factor in custody cases and noted the term "affirmation" is not defined in the proposed law.
"This trans conversation is very complicated and delicate, I do think there are parents who have different viewpoints," said Assemblyman Bill Essayli, R-Riverside. "Especially young children who don’t know who they are. I think parents have to be given the space to go on that journey with their child."
Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Oct. 14 to sign or veto the bill.
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He is expected to sign it into law.
If you live in California and you are a parent I hope you can get out.
This state is a lost cause Ive known that for the longest time..still plenty of sane people here but we are the minority compared to the freak show going on
My brother and sister-in-law are. Off to Oklahoma for them.
Don’t worry Sooners, they are conservative, even if both are immigrants. (Trad Catholic)
IMHO opinion, this is another campaign issue that Trump can use against Newsome.
In theory, the judge can still decide that in any particular case, the merits of the "non-affirming" parent still outweighs the merits of the "affirming" parent.
But I don't suppose that will ever happen.
With legislators like that, who needs judges?
And if both parents are bat$#!t crazy and go for this garbage? Do the old Soloman solution?
Are we yet at the point where we should start giving the "courts" the respect they are due?
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