Georgia's top court has tossed out a judge's order that banned children in a divorce case from having any contact with gays or lesbians who are linked to the children's father. Justice Robert Benham wrote in the opinion Monday that the judge's order "flies in the face of our public policy that encourages divorced parents to participate in the raising of their children." The ruling stems from the 2007 divorce of Eric Duane Mongerson and Sandy Kay Ehlers Mongerson, who had four children during their 21-year marriage. A Fayette County judge had issued a ruling that banned the children from being exposed to their father's gay partners and friends.
(Associated Press)
(Associated Press)
