{"product_id":"queer-stepfamilies-the-path-to-social-and-legal-recognition","title":"Queer Stepfamilies: The Path to Social and Legal Recognition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eQueer Stepfamilies explores the social and legal experiences of lesbian, bisexual, and queer stepparent families, offering insight into their complex journeys and the challenges they face in family courts during divorce proceedings and custody cases. It highlights the need for comprehensive policies and laws to protect these families and their children's best interests. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 27 July 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLesbian, bisexual, and queer stepparent families face numerous challenges in their social and legal experiences. In her book Queer Stepfamilies, Katie L. Acosta offers a comprehensive exploration of these families' complex journeys. Through in-depth interviews, Acosta follows the stories of over forty families as they navigate a legal and social landscape that often fails to recognize their existence. Acosta contextualizes the legal realities of LGBTQ stepparent families and examines the actions these parents take to protect their families in the absence of comprehensive policies or laws. Queer Stepfamilies highlights the obstacles these families face in family courts during divorce proceedings and custody cases, as well as their distrust of courts when it comes to acting in their children's best interests, particularly in the event of an origin parent's death. As LGBTQ families continue to make social and legal strides in acceptance and recognition, this important book showcases how queer stepparents find ways to make their unconventional families work, despite the many social and legal obstacles they encounter. Acosta provides a fresh perspective, broadening our understanding of families in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 556g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 159 x 237 x 27 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781479800957                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katie L. Acosta","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44095712428282,"sku":"9781479800957","price":23.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1d59ad530f3d74ec16709668f7df5f9e.jpg?v=1633574371","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/queer-stepfamilies-the-path-to-social-and-legal-recognition","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}