Elisa Reiter | The Role and Rights of a Psychological Parent

We’re excited to welcome Elisa Reiter of Underwood Perkins as our guest today on the Texas Family Law Insiders podcast. Elisa’s practice focuses on family law matters, including divorces, custody, grandparent rights, LGBTQ issues, and elder law issues. We’re sitting down with Elisa today to discuss how state courts across the country are redefining the laws pertaining to a psychological parent. Elisa says, “Hillary Clinton taught us from the old African Proverb that ‘It takes a village to raise a child,’ and it does. Are there times that someone who is simply a psychological parent deserves to be recognized and deserves to have the status and court-ordered recognition when they step up and ask for it?” Today on the show, we discuss current and past psychological parent cases, including Middleton v. Johnson, 369 S.C. 585. More of these cases are being heard, so listen in to learn: The paramount concern for courts in determining the rights of a - psychological parent Tests used throughout the country for determining if someone has acted as a psychological parent Is the consent of one parent enough to determine that there is a psychological parent relationship What about other parental figures such as nannies, foster parents, and grandparents Special considerations for psychological parent relationships in the LQBTQ community The status of the psychological parent in Texas And more Mentioned in this episode: Underwood Perkins - https://underwoodperkins.com/ Elisa on LinkedIn -   / elisa-reiter-64633213   Email Elisa - mailto:[email protected]