Georgia Appeals Court Overturns Contempt Conviction of Lesbian Mother

[Natasha]

Georgia Appeals Court Overturns Contempt Conviction of Lesbian Mother

http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/parenting/34628prs20080324.html
03/24/2008

"ATLANTA - A long nightmare has ended for Elizabeth Hadaway, who was convicted of criminal contempt of court last year for not handing her daughter over to foster care after she lost custody solely because she's a lesbian. A year and one day after a county court judge sentenced Hadaway to 10 days in jail, the Georgia Court of Appeals today overturned her contempt conviction. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented her in the appeal and secured the little girl's return home from foster care last May, applauded the court's decision."