European Court of Human Rights rules that child maintenance payments discriminated against a lesbian mother | Practical Law

European Court of Human Rights rules that child maintenance payments discriminated against a lesbian mother | Practical Law

On 30 September 2010, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that a lesbian mother had been discriminated against under Article 14 and Article 1 of the first protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to child maintenance payments.

European Court of Human Rights rules that child maintenance payments discriminated against a lesbian mother

by PLC Public Sector
Published on 05 Oct 2010 • England, Wales
On 30 September 2010, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that a lesbian mother had been discriminated against under Article 14 and Article 1 of the first protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to child maintenance payments.