Say you’re a step-parent of a young child for a few years. Say you break up with that child’s biological parent. Should you be put on that child’s birth certificate in addition to the biological parents, and be awarded partial custody? In New Brunswick, the answer is yes.

A New Brunswick judge awarded partial custody of a child to an unrelated stepparent — even though both biological parents are in the picture{ai:summary}A stepparent who cared for a young child for years breaks up with the child's biological parent. In New Brunswick, the stepparent can be named on the birth certificate and awarded partial custody. #society

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