If you adopted your and your partner’s child or were listed as your child’s parent on their birth certificate, you can obtain custody rights to your child. New Jersey takes a gender-neutral approach to child custody, recognizing that both parents should play a meaningful role in children’s lives. Courts may treat all children born or adopted during your marriage as your and your spouse’s children. However, if you do not have legal recognition as your child’s parent, a New Jersey same-sex divorce attorney from our firm can still advocate for your custody rights. We can argue for you if you have meaningfully participated in raising your child and have acquired the status of a parent in your child’s life.