O'Brien v. Tilson
Jan 01, 1981OUTCOME: Court found law requiring child born of married parents to have father's surname an unconstitutional infringement on right to privacy and individual expression
523 F. Supp. 494 (EDNC 1981)
Sharon A. Thompson's Legal Cases (6)
Durham, NC
Family Lawyer at Durham, NC
Practice Areas: Family, Adoption
Jones v. McDowell
N/AOUTCOME: Court found NC law which required child to have father's surname if legitimated to be unconstitutional
53 N.C. App. 434, 281 S.E.2d 192 (1981)
Pulliam v Smith
N/AOUTCOME:
124 N.C. App 144, 476 S.E. 2d 446 (1996), 348 N.C. 616, 501 S.E.2d 898 (1998) upholding trial court's decision to give custody of children to mother because father was gay and living with partner.
Heterodoxus v. Town of Chapel Hill,
N/AOUTCOME: Won
96 CVS 1433 (Orange County Superior Court Division, 1996), (successfully represented Town of Chapel Hill against challenge to town's domestic partner benefits
Godley v. Town of Carrboro and Town of Chapel Hill
N/AOUTCOME:
99 CVS 844 (Orange County Superior Court Division, 1999) (again representing Chapel Hill in another challenge to town's domestic partner benefits)
Starr v. Erez
N/AOUTCOME: Obtained first NC trial court recognition of out-of-state second parent adoption based on principles of full faith & credit.
97 CVD 624 (Durham County District Court Division, 1997)
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