Pacific Justice Institute has issued this report on the Standard Newswire:
As the battle over gay marriage escalates in California, the Montana Supreme Court is reviewing a case with big implications for traditional marriage and parent-child relationships in Big Sky Country. Like most states, Montana does not recognize same-sex marriage.
However, after a same-sex relationship between Dr. Barbara Maniaci and Michelle Kulstad fell apart in 2006, a district judge awarded property and even child custody rights to Kulstad, even though Maniaci was the sole owner of the couple’s residence and sole legal parent of two adopted children . . .
Dr. Maniaci’s attorneys at the Alliance Defense Fund are now appealing the district court’s decision to the Montana Supreme Court. Recognizing the potential impact of the case, ADF sought amicus briefs from other organizations, including the Pacific Justice Institute . . .
