
Seeking custody or visitation as a non-biological, non-adoptive parent can feel like an insurmountable challenge, and make you feel as if you don’t have any rights. The Appellate Division, Second Department, however, recently affirmed an order from the Family Court, Nassau County (Judge Thomas A. Rademaker) giving standing to a same-sex, non-biological and non-adoptive parent seeking custody of and visitation with her non-biological children that were born during the couples’ marriage.