press release from the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, which is representing them along with the law firm of Koenig | Dunn.
The suit was filed Monday in a court in Lancaster County, Neb., where the state capital, Lincoln, is located.The women started their family before same-sex couples could marry legally in Nebraska.
Porterfield gave birth to a son, Kadin, in 2002, and Williams gave birth to another son, C.W., in 2005. They used assisted reproductive technology and the same sperm donor.After the women separated in 2013, they worked on plans to assure that both were legally recognized as their sons’ parents.