Quebec must recognize families with more than 2 parents, Superior Court rules | CBC News

MontrealA group of families that feature more than two parents each scored a partial but significant legal victory in court after a judge ruled that Quebec's Civil Code must be amended to give those families legal recognition.Ruling gives Quebec 1 year to amend Civil Code to account for multi-parent familiesAntoni Nerestant, Hénia Ould-Hammou · CBC News · Posted: Apr 27, 2025 4:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours agoChildren in Quebec can have more than two parents, according to a Superior Court decision that nowgives the provincial government 12 months to amend the Civil Code to legally recognize this type of family structure.In a ruling issued on Thursday, Judge Andres C. Garin examined complaints from two separate cases.The plaintiffs in those caseswereLa Coalition des familles LGBT+—a group that seeks to have all families recognized regardless of how they're formed—as well as three families who were unable to put the names of three parentson their children's birth certificates.The ru...