...constitutional as applied to the consensual sexual conduct between a stepparent and adult stepchild. Case Procedure...)(5) clearly and unambiguously prohibits sexual conduct between a stepparent and stepchild regardless of the stepchild's age. The court of appeals also held that Lowe "does not have a constitutionally...stepparent and a stepchild, regardless of who initiated the conduct or the stepchild's age. State v. Benson (1992), 81 Ohio App.3d 697...

...444 (1961), the relationship of stepparent and stepchild confers no rights and imposes no duties upon either unless a child is taken into the home of the stepparent and the relationship of in ...relationship of stepparent and stepchild confers no rights and imposes no duties." 4 Vernier, American Family Laws, 485, § 268. But the modern tendency has been, and rightly so, to assimilate the...— Stepchild — Public Policy. Public policy favors the integration of stepchildren into the family with rights equal to those of natural children. [3] Parent and Child...

...759 (Ky.App.2004). The Court held that KRS 530.020 included the relationship of parent and child by adoption and the relationship of stepparent and stepchild regardless of the existence of a blood...intercourse between “stepparent and stepchild.” Id. at 2. Later, the Court discussed whether age was significant in a stepparent relationship: [W]e...and adult stepchild as between a stepparent and minor stepchild. Id. at 3. We concur with the reasoning and holding of this case. Bolstering our...

...to herein include blood relationships of either the whole or half blood without regard to legitimacy, relationship of parent and child by adoption, relationship of stepparent and stepchild, and...sexual intercourse between a stepparent and a stepchild; however, he argues that, based on the ordinary meaning of the word “child,” “stepchild” refers only to the minor child of one's spouse by a former...statute criminalizes sexual intercourse between a stepparent and a stepchild, regardless of age and consent. This interpretation is further bolstered by a full reading of KRS 530.020. The...

..., appellant pled guilty to the three counts of incest, conditioned on his ability to appeal the issue of whether Kentucky's incest statute, KRS 530.020, prohibits sexual intercourse between a stepparent and stepchild. Appel...adoption, and relationship of stepparent and stepchild. Appellant contends that the only possible interpretation of KRS 530.020 leads to the conclusion that...sexual intercourse between an adoptive parent and adoptive child, or between a stepparent and stepchild, only if there also exists between the...

...Remington, she became the decedent's stepmother. "The stepparent-stepchild relationship is one based on affinity. Affinity is `the connection existing in consequence of marriage between each of the married persons and the...Robert Remington died, thereby terminating the marriage, the plaintiff and decedent were no longer stepchild and stepparent, regardless of...stepchildren have been but slowly established through the years, and always in direct opposition to the common law, `whose fundamental pronouncement is that the mere relationship of stepparent and stepchild confers...

...legally separated. (2) Where the parties to a marriage creating a stepparent/stepchild relationship have legally separated or where the marriage has been terminated by divorce or death, the appropriate inquiry is...examined the effect of dissolution of the marriage creating the stepparent/stepchild relationship on the subsequent existence of that relationship. It was determined in that case that the affinity created by the marriage had termina... the stepparent/stepchild relationship where the evidence indicated that a family relationship had continued between the petitioner and beneficiary as a matter of ...

...to this court. The relationship between stepparent and stepchild arises as a result of the remarriage of the natural parent. Liability for support of stepchildren is therefore collateral to the...relationship ceases and with it the obligation of the stepparent to pay support for the stepchild. In Jones v Jones ( 161 Misc. 660, 663) the...Family Court Act requires a recognition that the statute is applicable to stepparents only when the relationship of stepparent and stepchild is actually in existence (cf...

...relationship of stepparent and stepchild validly created according to the definition in section 101(b) (1) (B) of the amended Act. ( Matter of C____.... The pertinent subparagraph relating to a stepchild and stepparent for immigration purposes is set forth in subparagraph (B) of section 101(b)(1), which sets forth the circumstances relating to a...relationship of stepparent and stepchild is shown to exist in accordance with the immigration definition set forth in sections 101(b) (1) and 101(b) (2), the person involved comes within the eligible...

...1960. A valid stepparent-stepchild relationship was not created until the formal marriage in 1960 at which time petitioner was 28 years old. Consequently, petitioner is not a stepchild within section 101(b) (1) (B), Immigra...years of age when her mother and the beneficiary were married in 1960, thereby creating the status of stepparent and stepchild; as a consequence thereof, she is not a child as defined in section 101(b...stepparent and stepchild under the immigration laws was created. The memorandum of the District Director supporting the decision of denial of November 22, 1963 indicates that petitioner...

...through the years, and always in direct opposition to the common law, `whose fundamental pronouncement is that the mere relationship of stepparent and stepchild confers no rights and imposes no duties.' 4...inheritance tax purposes, the stepparent-stepchild relationship survives after the termination of the marriage of a child's parent to a stepparent, regardless of whether the marriage is terminated by death or...Vernier, American Family Laws, 485, § 268. But the modern tendency has been, and rightly so, to assimilate the stepchild to the natural child. See Note, 52 Harv. L. Rev. 515. Where the legislature...

...stepparent and stepchild. (2)(a) Incest is a Class C felony[.] Before addressing this particular statute, we note that certain principles guide the...of stepparent and stepchild regardless of the existence of a blood relationship. Therefore, it was concluded that the statute was intended to prohibit sexual behavior between stepparents and...furtherance of protecting the family unit, our legislature particularly prohibited sexual intercourse between "stepparent and stepchild." Id. at 2. Later, the Court discussed...

...B. . . ." The stepparent-stepchild relationship is one based on affinity. Affinity is "the connection existing in consequence of marriage between each of the married persons and the...opposition to the common law, `whose fundamental pronouncement is that the mere relationship of stepparent and stepchild confers no rights and imposes no duties.' 4 Vernier, American Family Laws, 485...has eroded. This does not necessarily imply, however, that the step relationship had also withered. The dissolution proceeding does not deal with the relationship between stepparent and stepchild nor does the decree purport...

...policies, Couch has argued that divorce terminates the affinity relationship between former stepparent and stepchild: "The granting of a divorce may also have the effect of making ineligible children of the...); United Security Life Insurance and Trust Co. of Pennsylvania v. Brown, 270 Pa. 273, 113 A. 447 (1921) (stepparent had no insurable interest in stepson...unless the stepson was a creditor of or dependent upon the stepparent). See also 2 J. Appleman, Insurance Law and Practice, § 791 at 209 (1975) ("The tendency of the courts has been, however...

...apply to the step-grandparent/step-grandchild relationship. The only "step" relationship addressed by the statute and its commentary is the stepparent/stepchild relationship. Therefore, because KRS...either the whole or half blood without regard to legitimacy, relationship of parent and child by adoption, and relationship of stepparent and stepchild. Bradford..., Bradford maintains that the only "step" relationship it prohibits is one between a stepparent and a stepchild. On the other hand, the Commonwealth contends...

...[ 37 Cal.Rptr. 404]) and we cannot distinguish the situation of the stepparent seeking to succeed to the estate of his stepchild. Appellant's relian...P.2d 648]), which emphasize that a stepchild and stepparent fall within the "in loco parentis" class. These cases deal solely with the rights of such parties during their lifetimes, and in no way...purport to define rights of succession. (5b) We do not pass upon appellant's argument that policy considerations favor treating the relation of stepparent and stepchild like...

...a stepfather (or stepmother) may be the only parent that the child has truly known and loved during its minority. A stepparent may be as devoted and concerned about the welfare of a stepchild as a...assume the status `in loco parentis'. We may expect that a bond will develop between stepparent and stepchild; we, therefore, should protect that relationship by conferring rights of visitation. The...departure of a stepfather from the home would no more destroy the love and affection between stepparent and child than it would in the case of a natural child. Young v. Hipple, supra. Whether...

...Immigration ReviewU.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board March 25, 1971 Since the stepparent-stepchild relationship created by petit...the meaning of section 203(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, provided the relationship of stepparent and stepchild had originally been created according to the definition set forth in the...a "parent" of the beneficiary within the meaning of section 101(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, since the marriage creating the stepparent-stepchild affinity had been dissolved by divorce and since...

...parentis relationship to come about as between a stepparent and stepchild depends upon the intent of the stepparent to be determined in the light of the circumstances peculiar to each case.... 5. Parent and Child — Duty of Support — Stepchildren Without the factor of intent to assume parental duties by the stepparent over the stepchild, an in..., and responsibilities." For such a relationship to come about as between stepparent and stepchild depends upon the intent of the stepparent "to be determined in the light of the circumstances peculiar to...

...construed to include parent and child, stepparent and stepchild, brothers and sisters, and grandparent and grandchild, regardless of whether such persons reside in the same home.... Code § 16.1-241(J). Bell contends that he is a stepchild of the victim. We disagree. By common usage and ordinary dictionary definition, a stepchild is a "child...a former marriage no stepchild is possible. Other jurisdictions have adopted the requirement of a previous marriage before one can be considered a stepchild or stepparent. See In re Workers...