Matthews and Kyresha LeFever began a relationship in 2011 and decided to have children. LeFever s eggs were fertilized by a sperm donor and placed in Matthews womb.
The couple separated in 2014 before same-sex marriage was legal in Michigan. Four years later, LeFever sought custody of the twins.
Judge Melissa Cox said LeFever was the natural and legal mother” and ordered her name to be added to birth certificates. She was granted custody of the children while Matthews was given parenting time.
The appeals court, however, said Cox misapplied Michigan law. The case now will return to Wayne County with Matthews treated as a parent, said Judges Kirsten Frank Kelly and Michael Riordan.
There s excitement over moving forward, but it s causing some to take a step back. Author: Jade Cunningham / WWL Eyewitness News Published: 6:27 PM CDT March 31, 2021 Updated: 7:22 PM CDT March 31, 2021
NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS - People are celebrating after the latest ease of restrictions. However, some are finding the latest step forward, is causing them to actually take a step back.
With restrictions loosening, life is slowly looking more like it used to. However, that sense of normalcy is causing anxiety. Will the community have post-traumatic stress from this? Absolutely we will, said Dr. Jay Kaplan, the Medical Director of Care Transformation at LCMC Health. It doesn t take someone pointing a gun at you, it takes being affected deeply and profoundly and emotionally and we ve all been deeply and profoundly affected emotionally by this pandemic.