Lesbian "tug of war" custody case goes to Supreme Court

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A lesbian woman who is attempting to use a US state law banning gay marriage to exclude her former partner from custody of their daughter will have her case heard in the Virginia Supreme Court next week. Janet Jenkins (formerly Miller-Jenkins) and Lisa Miller (formerly Miller-Jenkins) were joined in a civil union in Vermont and shortly thereafter had a child. After the women ended their relationship, Miller moved to Virginia with the women's daughter.

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