What are some of the factors that appear to impact the level of support that lesbian/gay-parent families receive from their families of origin?
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The level of support that LGBQ-parent families receive may depend on whether the child is biologically related to the family of origin. Some research suggests that biological mothers’ families may be more involved in children’s lives than nonbiological mothers’ families (Patterson, Hurt, & Mason, 1998). Importantly, the establishment of legal ties has been found to foster greater investment and involvement by extended family members. Hequembourg and Farrell (1999) observed that when nonbiological lesbian mothers secured second-parent adoption rights (thereby legally validating their relationship with their children), their own parents often became more willing to acknowledge them as parents and to emotionally invest in their grandchildren.
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