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• D. Sherrer T
• Sherry W
• Shiela M. D

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  • I am a "step-parent" of a 10 year old, beautiful little girl. She is the love of my life and I do not know what I would do if I did not get to see her. She thinks of me as her mommy and tells her friends that her bio mother is her "step- mother". I have been raising her for the last seven and a half years and I feel that I should have as much rights as her bio parents. Her bio father and I are still together, but if we were to split you can count on the fact that I would fight for custody! And if I could not get custody I would like to atleast be allowed visitation. It would be devastating to her to not be allowed to see the only mother that has been there for her no matter what.
• ashley b

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  • YES! WE NEED RIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Stormi S
• Angela M

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  • Our lord has seen fit to give a child a step in parent that loves him/her enough to fight to see him/her.Please give step parents rights. God bless you.
• Shelbie H
• Tracey J

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  • I live in Maryland and have been the only mother my stepdaughter knows now my husband and I are separated and he won't allow me to see her.
• jim s
• Tammy J
• Tracey W

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  • I agree that stepparents should have more rights
• Tammi A
• Tessa L
• Sandra L
• Rebecca M
• Kelli B
• Jessica P

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  • As a step parent I think that we SHOULD have more rights.. we are very often the ones taking care of the child but have no rights to them? It doesnt make sense!
• Melanie J
• Teresa
• tosharo S
• Bonita M

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  • I have not seen my step-daughter- for whom I have taken care of full time for the last four years- in 3 weeks. Why- because I seperated from her father due to his constant drug use. I have been the one with her since she was 4 years old. The one constant in her life while he was out at all hours of the night. I have 4 other children who are hurting as bad as I am because they don't understand why they aren't allowed to see their sister. Not many people understand- she wasent just a part of a package that I got when I got married to her dad- she's my child- maybe not from my womb- but from my heart and with all of my love.When anyone asks me how many kids I have- I don't say 4 and a step-daughter... I have 5 kids!
• SHANNON M

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  • We end up loving the children too and it only hurts the child to tear someone out of their lives
• Kendi
• Steven W

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  • I have 2 Step Children and if I lost touch with them it would kill me
• Renee W

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  • my rights to my husbands unborn baby, with the women he had a one night stand while we were seperated, while he is Iraq
• Brett S
• Tamatha M

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  • I am a stepmother of 14 years. My step son, whom I became his mother at age 2, has had so many life issues because the law can not see that I am the appropriate person for him to call home. The Family Courts need to recognize that as a step parent we choose to be a part of the children we love. We did not just stumble into their lives on accident!!! To my son, Nathan I will not stop fighting for you. Momma loves you honey!
• Cortney Jo C

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  • i am a step mother myself and would be torn apart if i was ever told i couldnt see my daughter again - for any reason
• Trudy W
• April T

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  • I agree. My husband who is the stepfather of all of my children has done more for these children than the biological father. The b.f. only recently became more involved when I attempted to move to another state. My children consider my husband as their daddy and love him as any child would love their parent. However, if something were to happen to me, I know my ex-husband would do anything to take the children away although it would deeply wound all involved. However, he would not care he treats the children as his property. It is a shame that the step parent is forgotten and pushed aside when in some instances that parent has done everything for that child with the exception of giving him or her the DNA.
• Tara

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  • adopted by stepfather
• M K W

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  • This is a very important right and must be
• James B

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  • I hope this goes through
• Vanessa J

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  • Please send me any info you may have available on this subject, any laws that may already be in place regarding this very important, and pressing in this case, issue My father is miserable in his marriage, and has been for a long time, but continues to "tough it out" so that he may continue to be a part of his boy's life, whom he has raised for as his own for many years. I don't think he should have to choose between being wit his son, or being happy, as one cannot exist without the other. Please help me help my dad, a good man and a great little boy whom are now left with very little options or rights. Thank you. You may also send me links to websites which may be useful. Thank you. with very little I am very upset by my father's si
• Dexi M
• Yvette S

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  • I love my stepson dearly
• yvonne k
• veronica m
• valerie r
• Amber N

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  • I am a step-parent of two children whom I have been with for 5 years. I love them to pieces. If my husband were to die, I would not just loose him, but two other people in my life that I could not live without. It doesn't seem fair.
• Cammie S

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  • I give this petition a hearty endorsement
• Richard J B
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• Karen

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  • I have 2 step children and i'm fighting to get
• kimberly d
• Wendy P

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  • from a custodial step mom who has invested my entire life towards caring for my step-children and acting in their best interests in the face of much adversity.
• Lynnette L
• Jeffrey W
• rick g
• shannon

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